diff --git a/src/hcid.h b/src/hcid.h
index 3dfaf10..8595823 100644
--- a/src/hcid.h
+++ b/src/hcid.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct main_opts {
 	uint16_t	autoto;
 	uint32_t	discovto;
 	uint32_t	pairto;
-	uint16_t	link_mode;
 	uint16_t	link_policy;
 	gboolean	reverse_sdp;
 	gboolean	name_resolv;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 01f5d22..6048078 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ static void parse_config(GKeyFile *config)
 	else
 		main_opts.debug_keys = boolean;
 
-	main_opts.link_mode = HCI_LM_ACCEPT;
-
 	main_opts.link_policy = HCI_LP_RSWITCH | HCI_LP_SNIFF |
 						HCI_LP_HOLD | HCI_LP_PARK;
 }