diff --git a/data/anope.example.conf b/data/anope.example.conf
index 7c2614f53..b6ea60d83 100644
--- a/data/anope.example.conf
+++ b/data/anope.example.conf
@@ -414,12 +414,6 @@ options
 	 */
 	readtimeout = 5s
 
-	/*
-	 * Sets the interval between sending warning messages for program errors via
-	 * WALLOPS/GLOBOPS.
-	 */
-	warningtimeout = 4h
-
 	/*
 	 * Sets the (maximum) frequency at which the timeout list is checked. This,
 	 * combined with readtimeout above, determines how accurately timed events,
diff --git a/data/stats.standalone.example.conf b/data/stats.standalone.example.conf
index 4a1c6f644..27af0e182 100644
--- a/data/stats.standalone.example.conf
+++ b/data/stats.standalone.example.conf
@@ -371,12 +371,6 @@ options
 	 */
 	readtimeout = 5s
 
-	/*
-	 * Sets the interval between sending warning messages for program errors via
-	 * WALLOPS/GLOBOPS.
-	 */
-	warningtimeout = 4h
-
 	/*
 	 * If set, Anope will only show /stats o to IRC Operators. This directive
 	 * is optional.
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 18dea1b6a..ebf142c04 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ Conf::Conf() : Block("")
 	ValidateNotEmpty("serverinfo", "motd", serverinfo->Get<const Anope::string>("motd"));
 
 	ValidateNotZero("options", "readtimeout", options->Get<time_t>("readtimeout"));
-	ValidateNotZero("options", "warningtimeout", options->Get<time_t>("warningtimeout"));
 
 	ValidateNotZero("networkinfo", "nicklen", networkinfo->Get<unsigned>("nicklen", "1"));
 	ValidateNotZero("networkinfo", "userlen", networkinfo->Get<unsigned>("userlen", "1"));