diff --git a/sbin/geom/core/geom.c b/sbin/geom/core/geom.c
index 1be9b0c37a3..fae74a6617d 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/core/geom.c
+++ b/sbin/geom/core/geom.c
@@ -259,8 +259,7 @@ set_option(struct gctl_req *req, struct g_option *opt, const char *val)
 		optname = opt->go_name;
 	}
 
-	if (G_OPT_TYPE(opt) == G_TYPE_NUMBER ||
-	    G_OPT_TYPE(opt) == G_TYPE_ASCNUM) {
+	if (G_OPT_TYPE(opt) == G_TYPE_NUMBER) {
 		if (expand_number(val, &number) == -1) {
 			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid value for '%c' argument",
 			    opt->go_char);
diff --git a/sbin/geom/core/geom.h b/sbin/geom/core/geom.h
index a148ddaac7a..3b0a8eb3c32 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/core/geom.h
+++ b/sbin/geom/core/geom.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #define	G_TYPE_BOOL	0x01
 #define	G_TYPE_STRING	0x02
 #define	G_TYPE_NUMBER	0x03
-#define	G_TYPE_ASCNUM	0x04
 #define	G_TYPE_MASK	0x0f
 #define	G_TYPE_DONE	0x10
 #define	G_TYPE_MULTI	0x20