diff --git a/lib/Slic3r.pm b/lib/Slic3r.pm
index f6da64a78..087a9d0da 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r.pm
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ our $infill_every_layers    = 1;
 
 # flow options
 our $extrusion_width_ratio  = 0;
-our $first_layer_flow_ratio = 1;
 our $bridge_flow_ratio      = 1;
 our $overlap_factor         = 0.5;
 our $flow_width;
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm
index 4735420f2..42b7d8026 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Config.pm
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ our $Options = {
         cli     => 'extrusion-width-ratio=f',
         type    => 'f',
     },
-    'first_layer_flow_ratio' => {
-        label   => 'First layer flow ratio',
-        cli     => 'first-layer-flow-ratio=f',
-        type    => 'f',
-    },
     'bridge_flow_ratio' => {
         label   => 'Bridge flow ratio',
         cli     => 'bridge-flow-ratio=f',
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
index 0fbdde081..9711e0c3c 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Extruder.pm
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ sub extrude_path {
         * $area
         * $Slic3r::extrusion_multiplier
         * (4 / (($Slic3r::filament_diameter ** 2) * PI));
-    $e *= $Slic3r::first_layer_flow_ratio if $self->layer->id == 0;
     
     # extrude arc or line
     $self->print_feed_rate(
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
index 1c38ca554..a9cf68127 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ sub new {
         },
         extrusion => {
             title => 'Extrusion',
-            options => [qw(extrusion_width_ratio first_layer_flow_ratio bridge_flow_ratio)],
+            options => [qw(extrusion_width_ratio bridge_flow_ratio)],
         },
         output => {
             title => 'Output',
diff --git a/slic3r.pl b/slic3r.pl
index 46de357eb..9cd944201 100755
--- a/slic3r.pl
+++ b/slic3r.pl
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ Usage: slic3r.pl [ OPTIONS ] file.stl
     --extrusion-width-ratio
                         Calculate the extrusion width as the layer height multiplied by
                         this value (> 0, default: calculated automatically)
-    --first-layer-flow-ratio
-                        Multiplier for extrusion of first layer (> 0, default: $Slic3r::first_layer_flow_ratio)
     --bridge-flow-ratio Multiplier for extrusion when bridging (> 0, default: $Slic3r::bridge_flow_ratio)
     
 EOF