1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/download-via-ssh/download-via-ssh.cc b/src/download-via-ssh/download-via-ssh.cc
index b5350f998..6361e71e9 100644
--- a/src/download-via-ssh/download-via-ssh.cc
+++ b/src/download-via-ssh/download-via-ssh.cc
@@ -111,18 +111,6 @@ void run(Strings args)
     if (args.empty())
         throw UsageError("download-via-ssh requires an argument");
 
-    Settings::SettingsMap overrides = settings.getOverrides();
-    Settings::SettingsMap::iterator use = overrides.find("untrusted-use-ssh-substituter");
-    if (use != overrides.end()) {
-        if (use->second == "true") settings.useSshSubstituter = true;
-        else if (use->second == "false") settings.useSshSubstituter = false;
-        else throw Error(format("configuration option `use-ssh-substituter' should be either `true' or `false', not `%1%'")
-                        % use->second);
-    }
-
-    if (!settings.useSshSubstituter)
-        return;
-
     if (settings.sshSubstituterHosts.empty())
         return;