diff --git a/include/ais_msg.h b/include/ais_msg.h
index 73f1b11f..fe95a2c7 100644
--- a/include/ais_msg.h
+++ b/include/ais_msg.h
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ struct res_lib_evs_leave {
 
 struct req_lib_evs_mcast_joined {
 	struct res_header header;
-	evs_priority_t priority;
 	evs_guarantee_t guarantee;
 	int msg_len;
 	char msg[0];
@@ -302,7 +301,6 @@ struct res_lib_evs_mcast_joined {
 
 struct req_lib_evs_mcast_groups {
 	struct res_header header;
-	evs_priority_t priority;
 	evs_guarantee_t guarantee;
 	int msg_len;
 	int group_entries;
diff --git a/include/evs.h b/include/evs.h
index d188e3ef..896e207d 100644
--- a/include/evs.h
+++ b/include/evs.h
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ typedef enum {
 	EVS_DISPATCH_BLOCKING
 } evs_dispatch_t;
 
-typedef enum {
-	EVS_PRIO_RECOVERY,
-	EVS_PRIO_HIGH,
-	EVS_PRIO_MED,
-	EVS_PRIO_LOW
-} evs_priority_t;
-
 typedef enum {
 	EVS_TYPE_UNORDERED, /* not implemented */
 	EVS_TYPE_FIFO,		/* same as agreed */
@@ -148,7 +141,6 @@ evs_error_t evs_leave (
 evs_error_t evs_mcast_joined (
 	evs_handle_t *handle,
 	evs_guarantee_t guarantee,
-	evs_priority_t priority,
 	struct iovec *iovec,
 	int iov_len);
 
@@ -160,7 +152,6 @@ evs_error_t evs_mcast_joined (
 evs_error_t evs_mcast_groups (
 	evs_handle_t *handle,
 	evs_guarantee_t guarantee,
-	evs_priority_t priority,
 	struct evs_group *groups,
 	int group_cnt,
 	struct iovec *iovec,
diff --git a/man/evs_mcast_groups.3 b/man/evs_mcast_groups.3
index fc9c3980..1b0a9063 100644
--- a/man/evs_mcast_groups.3
+++ b/man/evs_mcast_groups.3
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ evs_join \- Multicast a message to selected groups
 .B #include <sys/uio.h>
 .B #include <openais/evs.h>
 .sp
-.BI "int evs_mcast_gruops(evs_handle_t *" handle ", evs_guraantee_t " guarantee ", evs_priority_t " priority ", evs_group_t *" groups ", int group_entries, struct iovec *" iovec ", int " iov_len ");
+.BI "int evs_mcast_gruops(evs_handle_t *" handle ", evs_guraantee_t " guarantee ", evs_group_t *" groups ", int group_entries, struct iovec *" iovec ", int " iov_len ");
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .B evs_mcast_groups(3)
@@ -93,47 +93,6 @@ All processors must agree on the order of delivery.  Further all processors
 must have a copy of the message before any delivery takes place.  This mode is
 unimplemented in the EVS library.
 .PP
-The argument
-.I priority
-describes the priority at which a message will be sent.  Messages will be sent with
-higher priorities before messages with lower priorities.  This requirement only applies
-to the local processor.  If two processors have two different priority messages, the
-messages may be sent from either priority depending on the algorithm of the EVS library.
-
-The evs_priority_t typedef is described by:
-.IP
-.RS
-.ne 18
-.nf
-.ta 4n 30n 33n
-typedef enum {
-        EVS_PRIO_RECOVERY,
-        EVS_PRIO_HIGH,
-        EVS_PRIO_MED,
-        EVS_PRIO_LOW
-} evs_priority_t;
-.ta
-.fi
-.RE
-.IP
-.PP
-.PP
-The meanings of the evs_priority_t typedef are:
-.TP
-.B EVS_PRIO_RECOVERY
-Messages are sent from this priority level first.  This priority level is used
-for recovery of state after a partition or merge occurs.
-.TP
-.B EVS_PRIO_HIGH
-Messages are sent from this priority level second.
-.TP
-.B EVS_PRIO_MED
-Messages are sent from this priority level third.
-.I groups
-.TP
-.B EVS_PRIO_LOW
-Messages are sent from this priority level fourth.
-.PP
 The
 .I groups
 argument is of the type evs_group_t which is defined by the structure: