diff --git a/src/modules/dialog/dialog.c b/src/modules/dialog/dialog.c
index 0078ee74683..61e4b0cbcfb 100644
--- a/src/modules/dialog/dialog.c
+++ b/src/modules/dialog/dialog.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ int dlg_noack_timeout = 60;
 int dlg_end_timeout = 300;
 
 int dlg_enable_dmq = 0;
-int dlg_update_all_states = 1;
 
 int dlg_event_rt[DLG_EVENTRT_MAX];
 str dlg_event_callback = STR_NULL;
@@ -328,7 +327,6 @@ static param_export_t mod_params[]={
 	{ "h_id_start",            PARAM_INT, &dlg_h_id_start           },
 	{ "h_id_step",             PARAM_INT, &dlg_h_id_step            },
 	{ "keep_proxy_rr",         INT_PARAM, &dlg_keep_proxy_rr        },
-	{ "update_all_states",     INT_PARAM, &dlg_update_all_states    },
 	{ 0,0,0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/dialog/dlg_db_handler.c b/src/modules/dialog/dlg_db_handler.c
index df43c7e6185..13254696758 100644
--- a/src/modules/dialog/dlg_db_handler.c
+++ b/src/modules/dialog/dlg_db_handler.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ static db1_con_t* dialog_db_handle    = 0; /* database connection handle */
 static db_func_t dialog_dbf;
 
 extern int dlg_enable_stats;
-extern int dlg_update_all_states;
 extern int dlg_h_id_start;
 extern int dlg_h_id_step;
 
@@ -816,7 +815,7 @@ int update_dialog_dbinfo_unsafe(struct dlg_cell * cell)
 			&sflags_column, /*18*/     &toroute_name_column, /*19*/ &req_uri_column, /*20*/
 			&xdata_column, /*21*/      &iflags_column  /*22*/ };
 
-	if((dlg_update_all_states == 0) && (cell->state<DLG_STATE_EARLY || cell->state==DLG_STATE_DELETED)) {
+	if(cell->state<DLG_STATE_EARLY || cell->state==DLG_STATE_DELETED) {
 		LM_DBG("not storing dlg in db during initial or deleted states\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/src/modules/dialog/doc/dialog_admin.xml b/src/modules/dialog/doc/dialog_admin.xml
index 1940a968e3e..987bd545450 100644
--- a/src/modules/dialog/doc/dialog_admin.xml
+++ b/src/modules/dialog/doc/dialog_admin.xml
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@
 			<para><emphasis>5</emphasis> : Deleted dialog</para>
 		</listitem>
 	</itemizedlist>
-	<para>The early and deleted dialog states are updated in database storage,
-	unless deactivated with the <emphasis>update_all_states</emphasis> parameter.
+	<para>The early and deleted dialog states are not updated in database storage.
 	</para>
 	</section>
 
@@ -1641,39 +1640,6 @@ modparam("dialog", "keep_proxy_rr", 1)
 </programlisting>
 		</example>
 	</section>
-
-	<section id="dialog.p.update_all_states">
-		<title><varname>update_all_states</varname> (string)</title>
-		<para>
-			When enabled the dialog modules will also synchronize the
-			early and deleted dialog states to the database. This is
-			useful in failover situations, but of course will generate
-			more load to the database from this module.
-		</para>
-		<para>
-			Valid values are:
-		</para>
-		<itemizedlist>
-			<listitem><para>
-				<emphasis>0</emphasis> - Don't synchronize early and deleted dialogs
-			</para></listitem>
-			<listitem><para>
-				<emphasis>1</emphasis> - Synchronize early and deleted dialogs
-			</para></listitem>
-		</itemizedlist>
-		<emphasis>
-			Default value is <quote>1</quote>.
-		</emphasis>
-		<example>
-		<title>Set <varname>update_all_states</varname> parameter</title>
-		<programlisting format="linespecific">
-...
-modparam("dialog", "update_all_states", 1)
-...
-</programlisting>
-		</example>
-	</section>
-
 	</section>
 
 	<section>