diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_fsm.c b/bgpd/bgp_fsm.c
index df1cfb7..15bd8a6 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_fsm.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_fsm.c
@@ -616,8 +616,7 @@
 	zlog_debug ("%s passive open", peer->host);
     }
 
-  if (!CHECK_FLAG (peer->sflags, PEER_STATUS_ACCEPT_PEER)
-      || bgp_option_check (BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN))
+  if (! CHECK_FLAG (peer->sflags, PEER_STATUS_ACCEPT_PEER))
     bgp_open_send (peer);
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index 9086737..54f1170 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -279,28 +279,6 @@
   return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-DEFUN_HIDDEN (bgp_open_accept,
-              bgp_open_accept_cmd,
-              "bgp open-accept",
-              BGP_STR
-              "Send OPEN immediately on accepted connections\n")
-{
-  bgp_option_set (BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN);
-  return CMD_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-DEFUN_HIDDEN (no_bgp_open_accept,
-              no_bgp_open_accept_cmd,
-              "no bgp open-accept",
-              NO_STR
-              BGP_STR
-              "Send OPEN immediately on accepted connections\n")
-
-{
-  bgp_option_unset (BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN);
-  return CMD_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 DEFUN (no_synchronization,
        no_synchronization_cmd,
        "no synchronization",
@@ -8842,10 +8820,6 @@
   install_element (CONFIG_NODE, &bgp_config_type_cmd);
   install_element (CONFIG_NODE, &no_bgp_config_type_cmd);
 
-  /* "bgp open-all" commands. */
-  install_element (CONFIG_NODE, &bgp_open_accept_cmd);
-  install_element (CONFIG_NODE, &no_bgp_open_accept_cmd);
-
   /* Dummy commands (Currently not supported) */
   install_element (BGP_NODE, &no_synchronization_cmd);
   install_element (BGP_NODE, &no_auto_summary_cmd);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index bda35ae..8eb0d2e 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     case BGP_OPT_NO_FIB:
     case BGP_OPT_MULTIPLE_INSTANCE:
     case BGP_OPT_CONFIG_CISCO:
-    case BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN:
       SET_FLAG (bm->options, flag);
       break;
     default:
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@
       /* Fall through.  */
     case BGP_OPT_NO_FIB:
     case BGP_OPT_CONFIG_CISCO:
-    case BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN:
       UNSET_FLAG (bm->options, flag);
       break;
     default:
@@ -4912,13 +4910,6 @@
       write++;
     }
 
-  /* BGP Open-Always */
-  if (bgp_option_check (BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN))
-    {    
-      vty_out (vty, "bgp open-accept%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
-      write++;
-    }
-
   /* BGP configuration. */
   for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS (bm->bgp, mnode, mnnode, bgp))
     {
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.h b/bgpd/bgpd.h
index 89dde8f..afe0663 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #define BGP_OPT_NO_FIB                   (1 << 0)
 #define BGP_OPT_MULTIPLE_INSTANCE        (1 << 1)
 #define BGP_OPT_CONFIG_CISCO             (1 << 2)
-#define BGP_OPT_ALWAYS_OPEN		 (1 << 3)
 };
 
 /* BGP instance structure.  */