diff --git a/src/option_parser.cpp b/src/option_parser.cpp
index eb33bc61..42cd7b3f 100644
--- a/src/option_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/option_parser.cpp
@@ -137,10 +137,6 @@ _parse_and_process_kv_arg(OptData           *optdata_,
   rv = 0;
   if(key == "config")
     return ((cfg.from_file(val_,optdata_->errs) < 0) ? 1 : 0);
-  ef(key == "attr_timeout")
-    key = "cache.attr";
-  ef(key == "entry_timeout")
-    key = "cache.entry";
   ef(key == "noforget" && val.empty())
     {key = "remember-nodes", val = "-1";}