diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
index 90f81af4a..a1918f53c 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.cc
@@ -51,114 +51,6 @@ using namespace maxscale;
 /** Maximum number of slaves */
 #define MAX_SLAVE_COUNT "255"
 
-/**
- * @brief Process router options
- *
- * @param router Router instance
- * @param options Router options
- * @return True on success, false if a configuration error was found
- */
-static bool rwsplit_process_router_options(Config& config, char **options)
-{
-    if (options == NULL)
-    {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    MXS_WARNING("Router options for readwritesplit are deprecated.");
-    bool success = true;
-
-    for (int i = 0; options[i]; i++)
-    {
-        char* value = strchr(options[i], '=');
-
-        if (value == NULL)
-        {
-            MXS_ERROR("Unsupported router option \"%s\" for readwritesplit router.", options[i]);
-            success = false;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            *value = 0;
-            value++;
-            if (strcmp(options[i], "slave_selection_criteria") == 0)
-            {
-                select_criteria_t c = GET_SELECT_CRITERIA(value);
-                mxb_assert(c == LEAST_GLOBAL_CONNECTIONS ||
-                           c == LEAST_ROUTER_CONNECTIONS || c == LEAST_BEHIND_MASTER ||
-                           c == LEAST_CURRENT_OPERATIONS || c == LOWEST_RESPONSE_TIME ||
-                           c == UNDEFINED_CRITERIA);
-
-                if (c == UNDEFINED_CRITERIA)
-                {
-                    MXS_ERROR("Unknown slave selection criteria \"%s\". "
-                              "Allowed values are LEAST_GLOBAL_CONNECTIONS, "
-                              "LEAST_ROUTER_CONNECTIONS, LEAST_BEHIND_MASTER, "
-                              "LEAST_CURRENT_OPERATIONS and LOWEST_RESPONSE_TIME.",
-                              STRCRITERIA(config.slave_selection_criteria));
-                    success = false;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    config.slave_selection_criteria = c;
-                }
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "max_sescmd_history") == 0)
-            {
-                config.max_sescmd_history = atoi(value);
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "disable_sescmd_history") == 0)
-            {
-                config.disable_sescmd_history = config_truth_value(value);
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "master_accept_reads") == 0)
-            {
-                config.master_accept_reads = config_truth_value(value);
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "strict_multi_stmt") == 0)
-            {
-                config.strict_multi_stmt = config_truth_value(value);
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "strict_sp_calls") == 0)
-            {
-                config.strict_sp_calls = config_truth_value(value);
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "retry_failed_reads") == 0)
-            {
-                config.retry_failed_reads = config_truth_value(value);
-            }
-            else if (strcmp(options[i], "master_failure_mode") == 0)
-            {
-                if (strcasecmp(value, "fail_instantly") == 0)
-                {
-                    config.master_failure_mode = RW_FAIL_INSTANTLY;
-                }
-                else if (strcasecmp(value, "fail_on_write") == 0)
-                {
-                    config.master_failure_mode = RW_FAIL_ON_WRITE;
-                }
-                else if (strcasecmp(value, "error_on_write") == 0)
-                {
-                    config.master_failure_mode = RW_ERROR_ON_WRITE;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    MXS_ERROR("Unknown value for 'master_failure_mode': %s", value);
-                    success = false;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                MXS_ERROR("Unknown router option \"%s=%s\" for readwritesplit router.",
-                          options[i], value);
-                success = false;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return success;
-}
-
 // TODO: Don't process parameters in readwritesplit
 static bool handle_max_slaves(Config& config, const char *str)
 {
diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh
index fd721a126..23efca796 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.hh
@@ -127,18 +127,6 @@ static const MXS_ENUM_VALUE master_failure_mode_values[] =
 #define CONFIG_MAX_SLAVE_RLAG -1 /**< not used */
 #define CONFIG_SQL_VARIABLES_IN TYPE_ALL
 
-#define GET_SELECT_CRITERIA(s)                                                                  \
-        (strncmp(s,"LEAST_GLOBAL_CONNECTIONS", strlen("LEAST_GLOBAL_CONNECTIONS")) == 0 ?       \
-        LEAST_GLOBAL_CONNECTIONS : (                                                            \
-        strncmp(s,"LEAST_BEHIND_MASTER", strlen("LEAST_BEHIND_MASTER")) == 0 ?                  \
-        LEAST_BEHIND_MASTER : (                                                                 \
-        strncmp(s,"LEAST_ROUTER_CONNECTIONS", strlen("LEAST_ROUTER_CONNECTIONS")) == 0 ?        \
-        LEAST_ROUTER_CONNECTIONS : (                                                            \
-        strncmp(s,"LEAST_CURRENT_OPERATIONS", strlen("LEAST_CURRENT_OPERATIONS")) == 0 ?        \
-        LEAST_CURRENT_OPERATIONS : (                                                            \
-        strncmp(s,"LOWEST_RESPONSE_TIME", strlen("LOWEST_RESPONSE_TIME")) == 0 ?              \
-        LOWEST_RESPONSE_TIME : UNDEFINED_CRITERIA)))))
-
 #define BACKEND_TYPE(b) (server_is_master((b)->backend_server) ? BE_MASTER :    \
         (server_is_slave((b)->backend_server) ? BE_SLAVE :  BE_UNDEFINED));