diff --git a/core/platforms/win32/clientdialog.ini b/core/platforms/win32/clientdialog.ini
index 8aa20fd591b..d7189be3176 100644
--- a/core/platforms/win32/clientdialog.ini
+++ b/core/platforms/win32/clientdialog.ini
@@ -112,20 +112,3 @@ Right=290
 Top=71
 Bottom=84
 
-
-[Field 15]
-Type=Label
-Text=Bacula compatibility
-Left=10
-Right=90
-Top=128
-Bottom=136
-
-[Field 16]
-Type=Checkbox
-Text=compatible (new bareos features cannot be used)
-Left=100
-Right=290
-Top=128
-Bottom=136
-State=0
diff --git a/core/platforms/win32/winbareos.nsi b/core/platforms/win32/winbareos.nsi
index ace2de2b6f6..6c372a2cf89 100644
--- a/core/platforms/win32/winbareos.nsi
+++ b/core/platforms/win32/winbareos.nsi
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ $\r$\n\
 [/CLIENTPASSWORD=password]$\r$\n\
 [/CLIENTADDRESS=network address]$\r$\n\
 [/CLIENTMONITORPASSWORD=password]$\r$\n\
-[/CLIENTCOMPATIBLE=compatible mode <0=no,1=yes>]$\r$\n\
 $\r$\n\
 [/DIRECTORADDRESS=network address]$\r$\n\
 [/DIRECTORNAME=name]$\r$\n\
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ Var ClientName            #XXX_REPLACE_WITH_HOSTNAME_XXX
 Var ClientPassword        #XXX_REPLACE_WITH_FD_PASSWORD_XXX
 Var ClientMonitorPassword #XXX_REPLACE_WITH_FD_MONITOR_PASSWORD_XXX
 Var ClientAddress         #XXX_REPLACE_WITH_FD_MONITOR_PASSWORD_XXX
-Var ClientCompatible      # is client compatible?
 
 # Needed for configuring the storage config file
 Var StorageName        # name of the storage in the director config (Device)
@@ -1174,13 +1172,6 @@ Section -ConfigureConfiguration
 
   FileWrite $R1 "s#/tmp/bareos-restores#C:/temp/bareos-restores#g$\r$\n"
 
-  #
-  # If we want to be compatible we uncomment the setting for "compatible = yes"
-  #
-  ${If} $ClientCompatible == ${BST_CHECKED}
-    FileWrite $R1 "s@# compatible@compatible@g$\r$\n"
-  ${EndIf}
-
   #
   # generated by
   # find -type f -exec sed -r -n 's/.*(@.*@).*/  FileWrite $R1 "s#\1##g\$\\r\$\\n"/p' {} \; | sort | uniq
@@ -1498,9 +1489,6 @@ done:
   ${GetOptions} $cmdLineParams "/CLIENTMONITORPASSWORD=" $ClientMonitorPassword
   ClearErrors
 
-  ${GetOptions} $cmdLineParams "/CLIENTCOMPATIBLE=" $ClientCompatible
-  ClearErrors
-
   ${GetOptions} $cmdLineParams "/DIRECTORADDRESS=" $DirectorAddress
   ClearErrors
 
@@ -1858,7 +1846,6 @@ ${If} ${SectionIsSelected} ${SEC_FD}
   ReadINIStr  $ClientPassword          "$PLUGINSDIR\clientdialog.ini" "Field 4" "state"
   ReadINIStr  $ClientMonitorPassword   "$PLUGINSDIR\clientdialog.ini" "Field 14" "state"
   ReadINIStr  $ClientAddress           "$PLUGINSDIR\clientdialog.ini" "Field 5" "state"
-  ReadINIStr  $ClientCompatible        "$PLUGINSDIR\clientdialog.ini" "Field 16" "state"
 
 ${EndIf}
 #  MessageBox MB_OK "Compatible:$\r$\n$Compatible"