diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index ef02880..6444108 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@ static void scan_global_line(const char *s, struct config *cfg)
 		if (val > 0)
 			*cfg->tx_timestamp_retries = val;
 
-	} else if (1 == sscanf(s, " rx_timestamp_l2only %u", &val)) {
-
-		*cfg->rx_timestamp_l2only = val ? 1 : 0;
-
 	} else if (1 == sscanf(s, " pi_proportional_const %lf", &df)) {
 
 		if (df > 0.0 && df < 1.0)
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 8840b41..7cffc32 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ struct config {
 	struct port_defaults pod;
 	int *assume_two_step;
 	int *tx_timestamp_retries;
-	int *rx_timestamp_l2only;
 
 	enum servo_type clock_servo;
 
diff --git a/default.cfg b/default.cfg
index 9c3bc32..189ef5a 100644
--- a/default.cfg
+++ b/default.cfg
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ logging_level		6
 path_trace_enabled	0
 follow_up_info		0
 tx_timestamp_retries	2
-rx_timestamp_l2only	0
 use_syslog		1
 verbose			0
 #
diff --git a/gPTP.cfg b/gPTP.cfg
index 07cc2c2..84ac1c0 100644
--- a/gPTP.cfg
+++ b/gPTP.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ logging_level		6
 path_trace_enabled	1
 follow_up_info		1
 tx_timestamp_retries	2
-rx_timestamp_l2only	1
 use_syslog		1
 verbose			0
 #
diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index da82774..bc2bc24 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 
 	.assume_two_step = &assume_two_step,
 	.tx_timestamp_retries = &sk_tx_retries,
-	.rx_timestamp_l2only = &sk_prefer_layer2,
 
 	.clock_servo = CLOCK_SERVO_PI,
 
diff --git a/sk.c b/sk.c
index 8c9b9fa..2fa9ac0 100644
--- a/sk.c
+++ b/sk.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 /* globals */
 
-int sk_tx_retries = 2, sk_prefer_layer2 = 0;
+int sk_tx_retries = 2;
 
 /* private methods */
 
diff --git a/sk.h b/sk.h
index b6ce88c..671e839 100644
--- a/sk.h
+++ b/sk.h
@@ -76,10 +76,4 @@ int sk_timestamping_init(int fd, char *device, enum timestamp_type type,
  */
 extern int sk_tx_retries;
 
-/**
- * Request the hardware receive filter that is limited to layer 2 time
- * stamping.
- */
-extern int sk_prefer_layer2;
-
 #endif