diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/btl.h b/ompi/mca/btl/btl.h
index f48bd3ad38..c171679d1b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/btl.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/btl.h
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ typedef uint8_t mca_btl_base_tag_t;
 #define MCA_BTL_FLAGS_NEED_ACK 0x10
 #define MCA_BTL_FLAGS_NEED_CSUM 0x20
 
-/* btl can report put/get completion before data hits the other side */
-#define MCA_BTL_FLAGS_FAKE_RDMA 0x40
-
 /* btl needs local rdma completion */
 #define MCA_BTL_FLAGS_RDMA_COMPLETION 0x80
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c b/ompi/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c
index d42ffc0444..28084fd576 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/tcp/btl_tcp_component.c
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ int mca_btl_tcp_component_open(void)
     mca_btl_tcp_module.super.btl_flags = MCA_BTL_FLAGS_PUT |
                                        MCA_BTL_FLAGS_SEND_INPLACE |
                                        MCA_BTL_FLAGS_NEED_CSUM |
-                                       MCA_BTL_FLAGS_NEED_ACK |
-                                       MCA_BTL_FLAGS_FAKE_RDMA;
+                                       MCA_BTL_FLAGS_NEED_ACK;
     mca_btl_tcp_module.super.btl_bandwidth = 100;
     mca_btl_tcp_module.super.btl_latency = 0;
     mca_btl_base_param_register(&mca_btl_tcp_component.super.btl_version,