diff --git a/src/kmscon_conf.c b/src/kmscon_conf.c
index 7d31609..feebe93 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_conf.c
+++ b/src/kmscon_conf.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static void print_help()
 		"\t                                    available\n"
 		"\t    --primary-gpu-only      [off]   Use primary GPU only\n"
 		"\t    --all-gpus              [on]    Use all GPUs unconditionally\n"
-		"\t    --fps                   [50]    Limit frame-rate\n"
 		"\t    --render-engine <eng>   [-]     Console renderer\n"
 		"\t    --render-timing         [off]   Print renderer timing information\n"
 		"\n"
@@ -494,7 +493,6 @@ int kmscon_conf_new(struct conf_ctx **out)
 		CONF_OPTION_BOOL(0, "hwaccel", &conf->hwaccel, false),
 		CONF_OPTION_BOOL(0, "primary-gpu-only", &conf->primary_gpu_only, false),
 		CONF_OPTION_BOOL(0, "all-gpus", &conf->all_gpus, true),
-		CONF_OPTION_UINT(0, "fps", &conf->fps, 50),
 		CONF_OPTION_STRING(0, "render-engine", &conf->render_engine, NULL),
 		CONF_OPTION_BOOL(0, "render-timing", &conf->render_timing, false),
 
diff --git a/src/kmscon_conf.h b/src/kmscon_conf.h
index 35dc513..f5a1a14 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_conf.h
+++ b/src/kmscon_conf.h
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ struct kmscon_conf_t {
 	bool primary_gpu_only;
 	/* use all GPUs unconditionally */
 	bool all_gpus;
-	/* frame-rate limit */
-	unsigned int fps;
 	/* render engine */
 	char *render_engine;
 	/* print rendering engine timing information */
diff --git a/src/kmscon_terminal.c b/src/kmscon_terminal.c
index 49bd6e8..6ebd7f9 100644
--- a/src/kmscon_terminal.c
+++ b/src/kmscon_terminal.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ struct kmscon_terminal {
 	unsigned int min_cols;
 	unsigned int min_rows;
 
-	unsigned long fps;
 	struct tsm_screen *console;
 	struct tsm_vte *vte;
 	struct kmscon_pty *pty;
@@ -487,8 +486,6 @@ int kmscon_terminal_register(struct kmscon_session **out,
 {
 	struct kmscon_terminal *term;
 	int ret;
-	struct itimerspec spec;
-	unsigned long fps;
 
 	if (!out || !seat)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -506,19 +503,6 @@ int kmscon_terminal_register(struct kmscon_session **out,
 	term->conf_ctx = kmscon_seat_get_conf(seat);
 	term->conf = conf_ctx_get_mem(term->conf_ctx);
 
-	if (term->conf->fps) {
-		fps = 1000000000ULL / term->conf->fps;
-		if (fps == 0)
-			fps = 1000000000ULL / 100;
-		else if (fps > 200000000ULL)
-			fps = 200000000ULL;
-	} else {
-		fps = 1000000000ULL / 25;
-	}
-
-	term->fps = 1000000000ULL / fps;
-	log_debug("FPS: %lu TIMER: %lu", term->fps, fps);
-
 	ret = tsm_screen_new(&term->console, log_llog);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
@@ -559,10 +543,6 @@ int kmscon_terminal_register(struct kmscon_session **out,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_ptyfd;
 
-	memset(&spec, 0, sizeof(spec));
-	spec.it_value.tv_nsec = 1;
-	spec.it_interval.tv_nsec = fps;
-
 	ret = kmscon_seat_register_session(seat, &term->session, session_event,
 					   term);
 	if (ret) {