diff --git a/server/inputs-channel.c b/server/inputs-channel.c
index 280783c1..5413a4fb 100644
--- a/server/inputs-channel.c
+++ b/server/inputs-channel.c
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ InputsChannel* inputs_channel_new(RedsState *reds)
                          "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
                          "channel-type", (int)SPICE_CHANNEL_INPUTS,
                          "id", 0,
-                         "handle-acks", FALSE,
                          "migration-flags",
                          (guint)(SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
                          NULL);
diff --git a/server/main-channel.c b/server/main-channel.c
index 0f98eeb5..3ff2cc0e 100644
--- a/server/main-channel.c
+++ b/server/main-channel.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ MainChannel* main_channel_new(RedsState *reds)
                         "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
                         "channel-type", (gint)SPICE_CHANNEL_MAIN,
                         "id", 0,
-                        "handle-acks", FALSE, /* handle_acks */
                         "migration-flags",
                         (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
                         NULL);
diff --git a/server/smartcard.c b/server/smartcard.c
index 9a536064..74c99062 100644
--- a/server/smartcard.c
+++ b/server/smartcard.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ red_smartcard_channel_new(RedsState *reds)
                         "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
                         "channel-type", SPICE_CHANNEL_SMARTCARD,
                         "id", 0,
-                        "handle-acks", FALSE /* handle_acks */,
                         "migration-flags",
                         (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
                         NULL);
diff --git a/server/spicevmc.c b/server/spicevmc.c
index 4f0f8906..cae77bb8 100644
--- a/server/spicevmc.c
+++ b/server/spicevmc.c
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ static RedVmcChannel *red_vmc_channel_new(RedsState *reds, uint8_t channel_type)
                         "core-interface", reds_get_core_interface(reds),
                         "channel-type", channel_type,
                         "id", id,
-                        "handle-acks", FALSE,
                         "migration-flags",
                         (SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_FLUSH | SPICE_MIGRATE_NEED_DATA_TRANSFER),
                         NULL);
diff --git a/server/tests/test-stream-device.c b/server/tests/test-stream-device.c
index abf66f04..7d901d66 100644
--- a/server/tests/test-stream-device.c
+++ b/server/tests/test-stream-device.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ StreamChannel* stream_channel_new(RedsState *server, uint32_t id)
                         "channel-type", SPICE_CHANNEL_DISPLAY,
                         "id", id,
                         "migration-flags", 0,
-                        "handle-acks", FALSE,
                         NULL);
 }