diff --git a/src/openvpn/tun.c b/src/openvpn/tun.c
index 9912b071..a3612332 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/tun.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/tun.c
@@ -299,16 +299,6 @@ warn_on_use_of_common_subnets (void)
   gc_free (&gc);
 }
 
-/*
- * Complain if --dev tap and --ifconfig is used on an OS for which
- * we don't have a custom tap ifconfig template below.
- */
-static void
-no_tap_ifconfig ()
-{
-  msg (M_FATAL, "Sorry but you cannot use --dev tap and --ifconfig together on this OS because I have not yet been programmed to understand the appropriate ifconfig syntax to use for TAP-style devices on this OS.  Your best alternative is to use an --up script and do the ifconfig command manually.");
-}
-
 /*
  * Return a string to be used for options compatibility check
  * between peers.