diff --git a/daemon/main.c b/daemon/main.c
index 8609a4805..a3fc4da12 100644
--- a/daemon/main.c
+++ b/daemon/main.c
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ static void options(int *argc, char ***argv) {
 		{ "amr-dtx", 0,0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&amr_dtx,		"DTX mechanism to use for AMR and AMR-WB","native|CN"},
 		{ "silence-detect",0,0,	G_OPTION_ARG_DOUBLE,	&silence_detect,	"Audio level threshold in percent for silence detection","FLOAT"},
 		{ "cn-payload",0,0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING_ARRAY,&cn_payload,		"Comfort noise parameters to replace silence with","INT INT INT ..."},
-		{ "reorder-codecs",0,0,	G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,	&rtpe_config.reorder_codecs,"Reorder answer codecs based on sender preference",NULL},
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_MQTT
 		{ "mqtt-host",0,0,	G_OPTION_ARG_STRING,	&rtpe_config.mqtt_host,	"Mosquitto broker host or address",	"HOST|IP"},
diff --git a/daemon/rtpengine.pod b/daemon/rtpengine.pod
index 24340c127..b40619824 100644
--- a/daemon/rtpengine.pod
+++ b/daemon/rtpengine.pod
@@ -910,11 +910,6 @@ directly as payload of B<CN> packets sent by B<rtpengine>.
 The default values are 32 (-32 dBov) for the noise level and no spectral
 information.
 
-=item B<--reorder-codecs>
-
-Always sets the option B<reorder-codecs> in answer messages as described in the
-F<README.md>.
-
 =item B<--poller-per-thread>
 
 Enable 'poller per thread' functionality: for every worker thread (see the
diff --git a/include/main.h b/include/main.h
index cd8f5af03..486cae3fa 100644
--- a/include/main.h
+++ b/include/main.h
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ struct rtpengine_config {
 	double			silence_detect_double;
 	uint32_t		silence_detect_int;
 	str			cn_payload;
-	int			reorder_codecs;
 	char			*software_id;
 	int			poller_per_thread;
 	char			*mqtt_host;