diff --git a/src/custom.h b/src/custom.h
index 9cc0b18c..dccecbbd 100644
--- a/src/custom.h
+++ b/src/custom.h
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@
 #define DATETIMESEP '@'
 /* #define DATETIMESEP '/' */
 
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/* WANT_U_OPTION: Comment out the next define to permanently disable   */
-/* the -u option.                                                      */
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define WANT_U_OPTION 1
-
 /**********************************************************************/
 /**********************************************************************/
 /**********************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/custom.h.in b/src/custom.h.in
index 9cc0b18c..dccecbbd 100644
--- a/src/custom.h.in
+++ b/src/custom.h.in
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@
 #define DATETIMESEP '@'
 /* #define DATETIMESEP '/' */
 
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/* WANT_U_OPTION: Comment out the next define to permanently disable   */
-/* the -u option.                                                      */
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define WANT_U_OPTION 1
-
 /**********************************************************************/
 /**********************************************************************/
 /**********************************************************************/