diff --git a/common/rfb/SConnection.cxx b/common/rfb/SConnection.cxx
index a61627c..9c6ffe3 100644
--- a/common/rfb/SConnection.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/SConnection.cxx
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
   : readyForSetColourMapEntries(false),
     is(0), os(0), reader_(0), writer_(0),
     security(0), securityFactory(secFact), state_(RFBSTATE_UNINITIALISED),
-    reverseConnection(reverseConnection_),
-    m_videoSelectionEnabled(false)
+    reverseConnection(reverseConnection_)
 {
   defaultMajorVersion = 3;
   defaultMinorVersion = 8;
@@ -77,11 +76,6 @@
   os = os_;
 }
 
-void SConnection::setProtocolOptions(bool enableVideoSelection)
-{
-  m_videoSelectionEnabled = enableVideoSelection;
-}
-
 void SConnection::initialiseProtocol()
 {
   cp.writeVersion(os);
@@ -465,10 +459,6 @@
   ccaps.addTightExt(msgTypeFileDeleteRequest,       "FTC_RMRQ");
   */
 
-  if (m_videoSelectionEnabled) {
-    ccaps.addTightExt(msgTypeVideoRectangleSelection, "VRECTSEL");
-  }
-
   //
   // Advertise all supported encoding types (except raw encoding).
   //