diff --git a/channels/chan_agent.c b/channels/chan_agent.c
index 7ab6da24aa77fa762a83f3be389888a048f76c2c..d09837402a54b2ba2b33adb805db8b26824cd27e 100644
--- a/channels/chan_agent.c
+++ b/channels/chan_agent.c
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ static int autologoff;
 static int wrapuptime;
 static int ackcall;
 static int endcall;
-static int multiplelogin = 1;
 static int autologoffunavail = 0;
 static char acceptdtmf = DEFAULT_ACCEPTDTMF;
 static char enddtmf = DEFAULT_ENDDTMF;
@@ -1199,9 +1198,6 @@ static int read_agent_config(int reload)
 	urlprefix[0] = '\0';
 	savecallsin[0] = '\0';
 
-	/* Read in [general] section for persistence */
-	multiplelogin = ast_true(ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "multiplelogin"));
-
 	/* Read in the [agents] section */
 	v = ast_variable_browse(cfg, "agents");
 	while(v) {
diff --git a/configs/agents.conf.sample b/configs/agents.conf.sample
index c92872198b5250900ffdcbff4161d5ed6733415c..29e6e07eadbb4e8ed5269ae3dbd8bf727b750666 100644
--- a/configs/agents.conf.sample
+++ b/configs/agents.conf.sample
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 ;
 
 [general]
-; Enable or disable a single extension from logging in as multiple agents.
-; The default value is "yes".
-;multiplelogin=yes
 
 [agents]
 ;