diff --git a/mxq_job.h b/mxq_job.h
index 4f4d2f10..dd5c9c80 100644
--- a/mxq_job.h
+++ b/mxq_job.h
@@ -76,12 +76,6 @@ struct mxq_job {
 #define MXQ_JOB_STATUS_UNKNOWN      999
 #define MXQ_JOB_STATUS_FINISHED    1000
 
-#define MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_RESTART_ON_HOSTFAIL (1<<0)
-#define MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_REQUEUE_ON_HOSTFAIL (1<<1)
-
-#define MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_AUTORESTART         (1<<62)
-#define MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_HOSTFAIL            (1<<63)
-
 #define _to_string(s) #s
 #define status_str(x) _to_string(x)
 
diff --git a/mxqdump.c b/mxqdump.c
index 28e9f7bf..8f520385 100644
--- a/mxqdump.c
+++ b/mxqdump.c
@@ -164,17 +164,6 @@ static int print_group(struct mxq_group *g)
         g->group_name);
 }
 
-static char *restart_to_string(uint64_t flags)
-{
-    if (flags & MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_REQUEUE_ON_HOSTFAIL)
-        return "always";
-
-    if (flags & MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_RESTART_ON_HOSTFAIL)
-        return "samehost";
-
-    return "never";
-}
-
 static int print_job(struct mxq_group *g, struct mxq_job *j)
 {
     time_t now;
@@ -228,7 +217,6 @@ static int print_job(struct mxq_group *g, struct mxq_job *j)
         " slots=%u"
         " status=%s(%d)"
         " stats_status=%u"
-        " restart=%s"
         " workdir=%s"
         " command=%s"
         "\n",
@@ -255,7 +243,6 @@ static int print_job(struct mxq_group *g, struct mxq_job *j)
         mxq_job_status_to_name(j->job_status),
         j->job_status,
         j->stats_status,
-        restart_to_string(j->job_flags),
         j->job_workdir,
         j->job_argv_str);
 }
diff --git a/mxqsub.c b/mxqsub.c
index 81d7627b..4624f9e9 100644
--- a/mxqsub.c
+++ b/mxqsub.c
@@ -85,16 +85,6 @@ static void print_usage(void)
     "      --max-jobs-per-node=NUMBER  limit the number of jobs executed on each cluster node\n"
     "                                  (default: 0 [limited by the server])\n"
     "\n"
-    "Job handling:\n"
-    "  Define what to do if something bad happens:\n"
-    "\n"
-    "  -r, --restart[=MODE]  restart job on system failure (default: 'never')\n"
-    "\n"
-    "  available restart [MODE]s:\n"
-    "      'never'     do not restart. (default)\n"
-    "      'samehost'  only restart if running on the same host.\n"
-    "      'always'    always restart or requeue.\n"
-    "\n"
     "Job grouping:\n"
     "  Grouping is done by default based on the jobs resource\n"
     "  and priority information, so that jobs using the same\n"
@@ -749,20 +739,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 arg_groupid = 0;
                 break;
 
-            case 'r':
-                if (!optctl.optarg || mx_streq(optctl.optarg, "always")) {
-                    arg_jobflags |= MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_RESTART_ON_HOSTFAIL;
-                    arg_jobflags |= MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_REQUEUE_ON_HOSTFAIL;
-                } else if (mx_streq(optctl.optarg, "samehost")) {
-                    arg_jobflags |= MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_RESTART_ON_HOSTFAIL;
-                } else if (mx_streq(optctl.optarg, "never")) {
-                    arg_jobflags &= ~(MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_RESTART_ON_HOSTFAIL|MXQ_JOB_FLAGS_REQUEUE_ON_HOSTFAIL);
-                } else {
-                    mx_log_crit("--restart '%s': restartmode unknown.", optctl.optarg);
-                    exit(EX_CONFIG);
-                }
-                break;
-
             case 'p':
                 if (mx_strtou16(optctl.optarg, &arg_priority) < 0) {
                     mx_log_crit("--priority '%s': %m", optctl.optarg);