diff --git a/Config.cpp b/Config.cpp
index e6d44d59..2a7668c5 100644
--- a/Config.cpp
+++ b/Config.cpp
@@ -26,83 +26,6 @@ namespace config {
   options_description m_OptionsDesc;
   variables_map       m_Options;
 
-  /* list of renamed options */
-  std::map<std::string, std::string> remapped_options = {
-    { "tunnelscfg",          "tunconf" },
-    { "v6",                  "ipv6" },
-    { "httpaddress",         "http.address" },
-    { "httpport",            "http.port"    },
-    { "httpproxyaddress",    "httpproxy.address"  },
-    { "httpproxyport",       "httpproxy.port"     },
-    { "socksproxyaddress",   "socksproxy.address" },
-    { "socksproxyport",      "socksproxy.port"    },
-    { "samaddress",          "sam.address" },
-    { "samport",             "sam.port"    },
-    { "bobaddress",          "bob.address" },
-    { "bobport",             "bob.port"    },
-    { "i2pcontroladdress",   "i2pcontrol.address" },
-    { "i2pcontroladdress",   "i2pcontrol.port"    },
-    { "proxykeys",           "httpproxy.keys" },
-  };
-  /* list of options, that loose their argument and become simple switch */
-  std::set<std::string> boolean_options = {
-    "daemon", "floodfill", "notransit", "service", "ipv6"
-  };
-
-  /* this function is a solid piece of shit, remove it after 2.6.0 */
-  std::pair<std::string, std::string> old_syntax_parser(const std::string& s) {
-    std::string name  = "";
-    std::string value = "";
-    std::size_t pos = 0;
-    /* shortcuts -- -h */
-    if (s.length() == 2 && s.at(0) == '-' && s.at(1) != '-')
-      return make_pair(s.substr(1), "");
-    /* old-style -- -log, /log, etc */
-    if (s.at(0) == '/' || (s.at(0) == '-' && s.at(1) != '-')) {
-      if ((pos = s.find_first_of("= ")) != std::string::npos) {
-        name  = s.substr(1, pos - 1);
-        value = s.substr(pos + 1);
-      } else {
-        name  = s.substr(1, pos);
-        value = "";
-      }
-      if (boolean_options.count(name) > 0 && value != "")
-        std::cerr << "args: don't give an argument to switch option: " << s << std::endl;
-      if (m_OptionsDesc.find_nothrow(name, false)) {
-        std::cerr << "args: option " << s << " style is DEPRECATED, use --" << name << " instead" << std::endl;
-        return std::make_pair(name, value);
-      }
-      if (remapped_options.count(name) > 0) {
-        name = remapped_options[name];
-        std::cerr << "args: option " << s << " is DEPRECATED, use --" << name << " instead" << std::endl;
-        return std::make_pair(name, value);
-      } /* else */
-    }
-    /* long options -- --help */
-    if (s.substr(0, 2) == "--") {
-      if ((pos = s.find_first_of("= ")) != std::string::npos) {
-        name  = s.substr(2, pos - 2);
-        value = s.substr(pos + 1);
-      } else {
-        name  = s.substr(2, pos);
-        value = "";
-      }
-      if (boolean_options.count(name) > 0 && value != "") {
-        std::cerr << "args: don't give an argument to switch option: " << s << std::endl;
-        value = "";
-      }
-      if (m_OptionsDesc.find_nothrow(name, false))
-        return std::make_pair(name, value);
-      if (remapped_options.count(name) > 0) {
-        name = remapped_options[name];
-        std::cerr << "args: option " << s << " is DEPRECATED, use --" << name << " instead" << std::endl;
-        return std::make_pair(name, value);
-      } /* else */
-    }
-    std::cerr << "args: unknown option -- " << s << std::endl;
-    return std::make_pair("", "");
-  }
-
   void Init() {
     options_description general("General options");
     general.add_options()
@@ -225,7 +148,7 @@ namespace config {
       auto style = boost::program_options::command_line_style::unix_style
                  | boost::program_options::command_line_style::allow_long_disguise;
       style &=   ~ boost::program_options::command_line_style::allow_guessing;
-      store(parse_command_line(argc, argv, m_OptionsDesc, style, old_syntax_parser), m_Options);
+      store(parse_command_line(argc, argv, m_OptionsDesc, style), m_Options);
     } catch (boost::program_options::error& e) {
       std::cerr << "args: " << e.what() << std::endl;
       exit(EXIT_FAILURE);