diff --git a/go/weed/master.go b/go/weed/master.go
index a6dcd363b..55db0f620 100644
--- a/go/weed/master.go
+++ b/go/weed/master.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ var (
 	mport                   = cmdMaster.Flag.Int("port", 9333, "http listen port")
 	masterIp                = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip", "localhost", "master <ip>|<server> address")
 	masterBindIp            = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
-	mPublicUrl              = cmdMaster.Flag.String("publicUrl", "", "peer accessible <ip>|<server_name>:port")
 	metaFolder              = cmdMaster.Flag.String("mdir", os.TempDir(), "data directory to store meta data")
 	masterPeers             = cmdMaster.Flag.String("peers", "", "other master nodes in comma separated ip:port list")
 	volumeSizeLimitMB       = cmdMaster.Flag.Uint("volumeSizeLimitMB", 30*1000, "Master stops directing writes to oversized volumes.")
@@ -77,9 +76,6 @@ func runMaster(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	go func() {
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 		myMasterAddress := *masterIp + ":" + strconv.Itoa(*mport)
-		if *mPublicUrl != "" {
-			myMasterAddress = *mPublicUrl
-		}
 		var peers []string
 		if *masterPeers != "" {
 			peers = strings.Split(*masterPeers, ",")