diff --git a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
index 6d437917..a91bec3b 100644
--- a/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclconfig.cpp
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ void RclConfig::setKeyDir(const string &dir)
 
     if (!m_conf->get("defaultcharset", defcharset, m_keydir))
 	defcharset.erase();
-
-    getConfParam("guesscharset", &guesscharset);
 }
 
 bool RclConfig::getConfParam(const string &name, int *ivp)
@@ -1065,7 +1063,6 @@ void RclConfig::initFrom(const RclConfig& r)
 	m_stopsuffixes = new SuffixStore(*((SuffixStore*)r.m_stopsuffixes));
     m_maxsufflen = r.m_maxsufflen;
     defcharset = r.defcharset;
-    guesscharset = r.guesscharset;
 
     m_stpsuffstate.init(this, mimemap, r.m_stpsuffstate.paramname);
     m_skpnstate.init(this, m_conf, r.m_skpnstate.paramname);
diff --git a/src/common/rclconfig.h b/src/common/rclconfig.h
index 4bf0c59c..4c7ca26a 100644
--- a/src/common/rclconfig.h
+++ b/src/common/rclconfig.h
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ class RclConfig {
     /** Get default charset for current keydir (was set during setKeydir) 
      * filenames are handled differently */
     const string &getDefCharset(bool filename = false);
-    /** Get guessCharset for current keydir (was set during setKeydir) */
-    bool getGuessCharset() {return guesscharset;}
 
     /** Get list of top directories. This is needed from a number of places
      * and needs some cleaning-up code. An empty list is always an error, no
@@ -273,8 +271,7 @@ class RclConfig {
     list<string> m_skpnlist;
 
     // Parameters auto-fetched on setkeydir
-    string defcharset;   // These are stored locally to avoid 
-    bool   guesscharset; // They are fetched initially or on setKeydir()
+    string defcharset;
     // Limiting set of mime types to be processed. Normally empty.
     ParamStale    m_rmtstate;
     set<string>   m_restrictMTypes;