diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro
index e06dfae005..a52cd97b4b 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/input/main.bro
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ export {
 		## Read mode to use for this stream
 		mode: Mode &default=default_mode;
 
-		## Automatically start the input stream after the first filter has been added
-		autostart: bool &default=T;
-
 		## Descriptive name. Used to remove a filter at a later time
 		name: string; 
 
@@ -68,9 +65,6 @@ export {
 		## Read mode to use for this stream
 		mode: Mode &default=default_mode;
 
-		## Automatically start the input stream after the first filter has been added
-		autostart: bool &default=T;
-
 		## Descriptive name. Used to remove a filter at a later time
 		name: string; 
 
diff --git a/src/input/Manager.cc b/src/input/Manager.cc
index 0fde16b87d..3f7fcea078 100644
--- a/src/input/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/input/Manager.cc
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ bool Manager::CreateStream(Stream* info, RecordVal* description)
 		}
 
 	EnumVal* reader = description->LookupWithDefault(rtype->FieldOffset("reader"))->AsEnumVal();
-	Val *autostart = description->LookupWithDefault(rtype->FieldOffset("autostart"));	
 
         ReaderFrontend* reader_obj = new ReaderFrontend(reader->InternalInt());
         assert(reader_obj);	
diff --git a/src/input/ReaderBackend.h b/src/input/ReaderBackend.h
index 5b230ca652..ca54d8a204 100644
--- a/src/input/ReaderBackend.h
+++ b/src/input/ReaderBackend.h
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ private:
 	// For implementing Fmt().
 	char* buf;
 	unsigned int buf_len;
-	bool autostart;
 
 	unsigned int num_fields;
 	const threading::Field* const * fields; // raw mapping