diff --git a/exec/config.h b/exec/config.h
index e1b73603..eea57032 100644
--- a/exec/config.h
+++ b/exec/config.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 struct config_iface_ver0 {
 	int (*config_readconfig) (struct objdb_iface_ver0 *objdb, char **error_string);
 	int (*config_writeconfig) (struct objdb_iface_ver0 *objdb, char **error_string);
-	int (*config_verifyconfig) (struct objdb_iface_ver0 *objdb, char **error_string);
 	int (*config_reloadconfig) (struct objdb_iface_ver0 *objdb, int flush, char **error_string);
 };
 
diff --git a/exec/objdb.c b/exec/objdb.c
index b2a87a4d..6f3e1a17 100644
--- a/exec/objdb.c
+++ b/exec/objdb.c
@@ -1424,17 +1424,6 @@ static int object_reload_config(int flush, char **error_string)
 
 	main_get_config_modules(&modules, &num_modules);
 
-	/* phase 1. Each module should verify that it can reload the config
-	 * and error out here if possible at all
-	 */
-	for (i=0; i<num_modules; i++) {
-		if (modules[i]->config_verifyconfig) {
-			res = modules[i]->config_verifyconfig(&objdb_iface, error_string);
-			if (res)
-				return res;
-		}
-	}
-	/* phase 2. Do it.. */
 	for (i=0; i<num_modules; i++) {
 		if (modules[i]->config_reloadconfig) {
 			res = modules[i]->config_reloadconfig(&objdb_iface, flush, error_string);