diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 593635fab29e76a5ee757d877cdd97688f65f5a5..9b7b4a970040a1fb26963b2ab6955af3745aec8a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ lib/_autoconf.py: Makefile stamp-directories vcs-version
 	  echo "CONFD_GROUP = '$(CONFD_GROUP)'"; \
 	  echo "NODED_USER = '$(NODED_USER)'"; \
 	  echo "VCS_VERSION = '$$VCSVER'"; \
-	  echo "WIPE_CMD = '$(WIPE_CMD)'"; \
 	} > $@
 
 $(REPLACE_VARS_SED): Makefile
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 734f7225118dda6d85ac495f74a781b94941f914..0cd517099590b0397a55941bd8df8e9d4f23d38b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -176,16 +176,6 @@ AC_SUBST(CONFD_GROUP, $group_confd)
 AC_SUBST(MASTERD_GROUP, $group_masterd)
 AC_SUBST(DAEMONS_GROUP, $group_daemons)
 
-# --with-wipe-cmd=...
-AC_ARG_WITH([wipe-cmd],
-  [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-wipe-cmd=COMMAND],
-    [wipe command including all options. Path will be appended to this value]
-    [ (default is dd if=/dev/zero bs=1024k oflag=direct of=)]
-  )],
-  [wipe_cmd="${withval}"],
-  [wipe_cmd="dd if=/dev/zero bs=1024k oflag=direct of="])
-AC_SUBST(WIPE_CMD, $wipe_cmd)
-
 # Print the config to the user
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Running ganeti-masterd as $group_masterd:$group_masterd])
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([Running ganeti-rapi as $user_rapi:$group_rapi])