diff --git a/parity/cli/mod.rs b/parity/cli/mod.rs
index 2179344f75b..d67da3db7b4 100644
--- a/parity/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/parity/cli/mod.rs
@@ -720,10 +720,6 @@ usage! {
 			"--tx-queue-per-sender=[LIMIT]",
 			"Maximum number of transactions per sender in the queue. By default it's 1% of the entire queue, but not less than 16.",
 
-			ARG arg_tx_queue_gas: (String) = "off", or |c: &Config| c.mining.as_ref()?.tx_queue_gas.clone(),
-			"--tx-queue-gas=[LIMIT]",
-			"Maximum amount of total gas for external transactions in the queue. LIMIT can be either an amount of gas or 'auto' or 'off'. 'auto' sets the limit to be 20x the current block gas limit.",
-
 			ARG arg_tx_queue_strategy: (String) = "gas_price", or |c: &Config| c.mining.as_ref()?.tx_queue_strategy.clone(),
 			"--tx-queue-strategy=[S]",
 			"Prioritization strategy used to order transactions in the queue. S may be: gas_price - Prioritize txs with high gas price",
@@ -1303,7 +1299,6 @@ struct Mining {
 	tx_queue_size: Option<usize>,
 	tx_queue_per_sender: Option<usize>,
 	tx_queue_mem_limit: Option<u32>,
-	tx_queue_gas: Option<String>,
 	tx_queue_strategy: Option<String>,
 	tx_queue_ban_count: Option<u16>,
 	tx_queue_ban_time: Option<u16>,
@@ -1729,7 +1724,6 @@ mod tests {
 			arg_tx_queue_size: 8192usize,
 			arg_tx_queue_per_sender: None,
 			arg_tx_queue_mem_limit: 4u32,
-			arg_tx_queue_gas: "off".into(),
 			arg_tx_queue_strategy: "gas_factor".into(),
 			arg_tx_queue_ban_count: Some(1u16),
 			arg_tx_queue_ban_time: Some(180u16),
@@ -1991,7 +1985,6 @@ mod tests {
 				tx_queue_size: Some(8192),
 				tx_queue_per_sender: None,
 				tx_queue_mem_limit: None,
-				tx_queue_gas: Some("off".into()),
 				tx_queue_strategy: None,
 				tx_queue_ban_count: None,
 				tx_queue_ban_time: None,
diff --git a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
index 0c1efb18404..2dcba6f1954 100644
--- a/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/tests/config.full.toml
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ price_update_period = "hourly"
 gas_floor_target = "4700000"
 gas_cap = "6283184"
 tx_queue_size = 8192
-tx_queue_gas = "off"
 tx_queue_strategy = "gas_factor"
 tx_queue_ban_count = 1
 tx_queue_ban_time = 180 #s
diff --git a/parity/cli/tests/config.toml b/parity/cli/tests/config.toml
index 245935de12e..9fffe4cb051 100644
--- a/parity/cli/tests/config.toml
+++ b/parity/cli/tests/config.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ reseal_min_period = 4000
 reseal_max_period = 60000
 price_update_period = "hourly"
 tx_queue_size = 8192
-tx_queue_gas = "off"
 
 [footprint]
 tracing = "on"