diff --git a/include/linux/dccp.h b/include/linux/dccp.h
index 72cc355d7a0336bfe35d06048bd5350690db4243..ed6cc8962d87b9e8c50df5059b6c475450cf1a80 100644
--- a/include/linux/dccp.h
+++ b/include/linux/dccp.h
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct dccp_so_feat {
 };
 
 /* DCCP socket options */
-#define DCCP_SOCKOPT_PACKET_SIZE	1
+#define DCCP_SOCKOPT_PACKET_SIZE	1 /* XXX deprecated, without effect */
 #define DCCP_SOCKOPT_SERVICE		2
 #define DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_L		3
 #define DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_R		4
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ struct dccp_ackvec;
  * @dccps_service_list - second .. last service code on passive socket
  * @dccps_timestamp_time - time of latest TIMESTAMP option
  * @dccps_timestamp_echo - latest timestamp received on a TIMESTAMP option
- * @dccps_packet_size - Set thru setsockopt
  * @dccps_l_ack_ratio -
  * @dccps_r_ack_ratio -
  * @dccps_pcslen - sender   partial checksum coverage (via sockopt)
@@ -495,7 +494,6 @@ struct dccp_sock {
 	struct dccp_service_list	*dccps_service_list;
 	struct timeval			dccps_timestamp_time;
 	__u32				dccps_timestamp_echo;
-	__u32				dccps_packet_size;
 	__u16				dccps_l_ack_ratio;
 	__u16				dccps_r_ack_ratio;
 	__u16				dccps_pcslen;
diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.h b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.h
index 970921700ce35458e6cc67056a4086397386080e..dbb884426dfa6aee1b5eb0f092a0e20f3873c7d6 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.h
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.h
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 #include <linux/tfrc.h>
 #include "../ccid.h"
 
-#define TFRC_MIN_PACKET_SIZE	   16
-#define TFRC_STD_PACKET_SIZE	  256
-#define TFRC_MAX_PACKET_SIZE	65535
-
 /* Two seconds as per RFC 3448 4.2 */
 #define TFRC_INITIAL_TIMEOUT	   (2 * USEC_PER_SEC)
 
diff --git a/net/dccp/proto.c b/net/dccp/proto.c
index 3c44d502e5c11fc1ae8ddf0fd20ff7e037847a5a..2604e34d8f384192abbc6c42c2c65d0ec282f716 100644
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -470,7 +470,8 @@ static int do_dccp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	lock_sock(sk);
 	switch (optname) {
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_PACKET_SIZE:
-		dp->dccps_packet_size = val;
+		DCCP_WARN("sockopt(PACKET_SIZE) is deprecated: fix your app\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_CHANGE_L:
 		if (optlen != sizeof(struct dccp_so_feat))
@@ -581,9 +582,8 @@ static int do_dccp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 
 	switch (optname) {
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_PACKET_SIZE:
-		val = dp->dccps_packet_size;
-		len = sizeof(dp->dccps_packet_size);
-		break;
+		DCCP_WARN("sockopt(PACKET_SIZE) is deprecated: fix your app\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	case DCCP_SOCKOPT_SERVICE:
 		return dccp_getsockopt_service(sk, len,
 					       (__be32 __user *)optval, optlen);