diff --git a/configure/RELEASE b/configure/RELEASE
index 72278eb39..4bf2bf88d 100644
--- a/configure/RELEASE
+++ b/configure/RELEASE
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 
 #  Tornado directory
 VX_DIR = /usr/local/vw/tornado202
-# Is Tornado version  >= 2.2 ?   must be either YES or NO
-TORNADO_VERSION_2_2 = NO
 
 # If you don't want to install into $(TOP) dir then 
 # define INSTALL_LOCATION here