diff --git a/src/config/Global.cxx b/src/config/Global.cxx
index 0431937c2..e929e0dbf 100644
--- a/src/config/Global.cxx
+++ b/src/config/Global.cxx
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ void config_global_check(void)
 const ConfigParam *
 config_get_param(ConfigOption option) noexcept
 {
-	auto *param = config_data.params[unsigned(option)];
-	if (param != nullptr)
-		param->used = true;
-	return param;
+	return config_data.params[unsigned(option)];
 }
 
 const ConfigBlock *
diff --git a/src/config/Param.hxx b/src/config/Param.hxx
index 2b03caf2f..e3346f7e0 100644
--- a/src/config/Param.hxx
+++ b/src/config/Param.hxx
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ struct ConfigParam {
 
 	int line;
 
-	/**
-	 * This flag is false when nobody has queried the value of
-	 * this option yet.
-	 */
-	bool used = false;
-
 	explicit ConfigParam(int _line=-1)
 		:line(_line) {}