diff --git a/src/spinit.in b/src/spinit.in
index 1a2dbfcbc8..305e7dfeab 100644
--- a/src/spinit.in
+++ b/src/spinit.in
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ set x11lineararcs
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 *set num_threads=4
 set interactive
-* step size is limited to TSTEP in tansient simulation
-set stepsizelimit
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0
diff --git a/visualc/spinit_all b/visualc/spinit_all
index d9678dc223..f7b3a8de8a 100644
--- a/visualc/spinit_all
+++ b/visualc/spinit_all
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ set filetype=ascii
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
-set stepsizelimit
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0
diff --git a/visualc/spinitd b/visualc/spinitd
index 58a0767e3a..18e34ecef8 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitd
+++ b/visualc/spinitd
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ set filetype=ascii
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
-set stepsizelimit
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0
diff --git a/visualc/spinitd64 b/visualc/spinitd64
index 64ba2bbff4..24454aa921 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitd64
+++ b/visualc/spinitd64
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ set filetype=ascii
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
-set stepsizelimit
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0
diff --git a/visualc/spinitr b/visualc/spinitr
index ebb06bc9ae..302dd2d77d 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitr
+++ b/visualc/spinitr
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ set filetype=ascii
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
-set stepsizelimit
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0
diff --git a/visualc/spinitr64 b/visualc/spinitr64
index 56ce63aadf..9eec6811e6 100644
--- a/visualc/spinitr64
+++ b/visualc/spinitr64
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ set filetype=ascii
 ** default (if compiled with --enable-openmp) is: 2
 set num_threads=4
 set interactive
-set stepsizelimit
 
 strcmp __flag $program "ngspice"
 if $__flag = 0