diff --git a/src/server/telnet_server.c b/src/server/telnet_server.c
index e33188b5e..7507afea8 100644
--- a/src/server/telnet_server.c
+++ b/src/server/telnet_server.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ static int telnet_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
 	telnet_connection->closed = 0;
 	telnet_connection->line_size = 0;
 	telnet_connection->line_cursor = 0;
-	telnet_connection->option_size = 0;
 	telnet_connection->prompt = strdup("> ");
 	telnet_connection->state = TELNET_STATE_DATA;
 
diff --git a/src/server/telnet_server.h b/src/server/telnet_server.h
index 04ba96570..e43d6bcf8 100644
--- a/src/server/telnet_server.h
+++ b/src/server/telnet_server.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #define TELNET_BUFFER_SIZE (1024)
 
-#define TELNET_OPTION_MAX_SIZE (128)
 #define TELNET_LINE_HISTORY_SIZE (128)
 #define TELNET_LINE_MAX_SIZE (256)
 
@@ -51,8 +50,6 @@ struct telnet_connection {
 	char line[TELNET_LINE_MAX_SIZE];
 	int line_size;
 	int line_cursor;
-	char option[TELNET_OPTION_MAX_SIZE];
-	int option_size;
 	char last_escape;
 	char *history[TELNET_LINE_HISTORY_SIZE];
 	int next_history;
diff --git a/src/target/openrisc/jsp_server.c b/src/target/openrisc/jsp_server.c
index e581fb870..2d90114fa 100644
--- a/src/target/openrisc/jsp_server.c
+++ b/src/target/openrisc/jsp_server.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ static int jsp_new_connection(struct connection *connection)
 	telnet_connection->closed = 0;
 	telnet_connection->line_size = 0;
 	telnet_connection->line_cursor = 0;
-	telnet_connection->option_size = 0;
 	telnet_connection->state = TELNET_STATE_DATA;
 
 	/* negotiate telnet options */