diff --git a/src/cfgfile.c b/src/cfgfile.c
index 3695a91f..829e3e08 100644
--- a/src/cfgfile.c
+++ b/src/cfgfile.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_SHOUTCAST_MOUNT  "/stream"
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_SHOUTCAST_USER   "source"
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILESERVE        1
-#define CONFIG_DEFAULT_TOUCH_FREQ       5
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_HOSTNAME         "localhost"
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_PLAYLIST_LOG     NULL
 #define CONFIG_DEFAULT_ACCESS_LOG       "access.log"
@@ -867,8 +866,6 @@ static void _set_defaults(ice_config_t *configuration)
         ->shoutcast_user = (char *) xmlCharStrdup(CONFIG_DEFAULT_SHOUTCAST_USER);
     configuration
         ->fileserve  = CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILESERVE;
-    configuration
-        ->touch_interval = CONFIG_DEFAULT_TOUCH_FREQ;
     configuration
         ->on_demand = 0;
     configuration
diff --git a/src/cfgfile.h b/src/cfgfile.h
index 532c8b12..48cf2d54 100644
--- a/src/cfgfile.h
+++ b/src/cfgfile.h
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ struct ice_config_tag {
 
     struct event_registration_tag *event;
 
-    int touch_interval;
-
     char *hostname;
     int sane_hostname;
     int port;
diff --git a/src/configtest.c b/src/configtest.c
index f0ca365b..c040bd60 100644
--- a/src/configtest.c
+++ b/src/configtest.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ void _dump_config(ice_config_t *config)
     printf("threadpool_size = %d\n", config->threadpool_size);
     printf("client_timeout = %d\n", config->client_timeout);
     printf("source_password = %s\n", config->source_password);
-    printf("touch_interval = %d\n", config->touch_interval);
     printf("hostname = %s\n", config->hostname);
     printf("port = %d\n", config->port);
     printf("bind_address = %s\n", config->bind_address);