diff --git a/README.vty-tests b/README.vty-tests
index ba1b87c..0669ea8 100644
--- a/README.vty-tests
+++ b/README.vty-tests
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 and pass the following configure options here:
 
-  ./configure --enable-vty-tests --enable-external-tests
+  ./configure --enable-external-tests
 
 The VTY tests are then included in the standard check target:
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e886fa5..b89c046 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -150,11 +150,6 @@
 
 CHECK_TM_INCLUDES_TM_GMTOFF
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([vty_tests],
-		AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-vty-tests],
-				[Include the VTY/CTRL tests in make check (deprecated)
-				[default=no]]),
-		[enable_ext_tests="$enableval"],[enable_ext_tests="no"])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([external_tests],
 		AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-external-tests],
 				[Include the VTY/CTRL tests in make check [default=no]]),
diff --git a/contrib/jenkins.sh b/contrib/jenkins.sh
index d2db0c9..a32be1e 100755
--- a/contrib/jenkins.sh
+++ b/contrib/jenkins.sh
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
 
 cd "$base"
 autoreconf --install --force
-./configure --enable-sanitize $SMPP $MGCP $IU --enable-vty-tests --enable-external-tests
+./configure --enable-sanitize $SMPP $MGCP $IU --enable-external-tests
 $MAKE $PARALLEL_MAKE
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$inst/lib" $MAKE check \
   || cat-testlogs.sh
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$inst/lib" \
-  DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--enable-osmo-bsc --enable-nat $SMPP $MGCP $IU --enable-vty-tests --enable-external-tests" \
+  DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--enable-osmo-bsc --enable-nat $SMPP $MGCP $IU --enable-external-tests" \
   $MAKE distcheck \
   || cat-testlogs.sh