diff --git a/src/ascii_cmd.c b/src/ascii_cmd.c
index fda4a2a..a764ef8 100644
--- a/src/ascii_cmd.c
+++ b/src/ascii_cmd.c
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ static void handle_rtprun(char *arg, RDSModulator* mod, char* output) {
 	strcpy(output, "+\0");
 }
 
-static void handle_shortrt(char *arg, RDSModulator* mod, char* output) {
-	mod->enc->data[mod->enc->program].shortrt = arg[0];
-	strcpy(output, "+\0");
-}
-
 static void handle_program(char *arg, RDSModulator* mod, char* output) {
 	int16_t program = atoi(arg)-1;
 	if(program == '\0') {
@@ -584,7 +579,6 @@ static const command_handler_t commands_eq7[] = {
 };
 
 static const command_handler_t commands_eq8[] = {
-	{"SHORTRT", handle_shortrt, 7},
 	{"PROGRAM", handle_program, 7},
 	{"DPS1MOD", handle_dps1mod, 7},
 	{"SCRLSPD", handle_scrlspd, 7},
diff --git a/src/rds.c b/src/rds.c
index 87e656f..8138866 100644
--- a/src/rds.c
+++ b/src/rds.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ void saveToFile(RDSEncoder *emp, const char *option) {
 		tempEncoder.data[emp->program].static_ps_period = emp->data[emp->program].static_ps_period;
 	} else if (strcmp(option, "LPS") == 0) {
 		memcpy(tempEncoder.data[emp->program].lps, emp->data[emp->program].lps, LPS_LENGTH);
-	} else if (strcmp(option, "SHORTRT") == 0) {
-		tempEncoder.data[emp->program].shortrt = emp->data[emp->program].shortrt;
 	} else if (strcmp(option, "GRPSEQ") == 0) {
 		memcpy(tempEncoder.data[emp->program].grp_sqc, emp->data[emp->program].grp_sqc, sizeof(emp->data[emp->program].grp_sqc));
 	} else if (strcmp(option, "RTP") == 0) {
@@ -816,11 +814,11 @@ void set_rds_rt1(RDSEncoder* enc, char *rt1) {
 	memset(enc->data[enc->program].rt1, ' ', RT_LENGTH);
 	while (*rt1 != 0 && len < RT_LENGTH) enc->data[enc->program].rt1[len++] = *rt1++;
 
-	while (len > 0 && enc->data[enc->program].rt1[len - 1] == ' ' && enc->data[enc->program].shortrt) {
+	while (len > 0 && enc->data[enc->program].rt1[len - 1] == ' ') {
         len--;
     }
 
-	if (len < RT_LENGTH && enc->data[enc->program].shortrt) {
+	if (len < RT_LENGTH) {
 		enc->state[enc->program].rt_segments = 0;
 
 		enc->data[enc->program].rt1[len++] = '\r';
@@ -842,11 +840,11 @@ void set_rds_rt2(RDSEncoder* enc, char *rt2) {
 	memset(enc->data[enc->program].rt2, ' ', RT_LENGTH);
 	while (*rt2 != 0 && len < RT_LENGTH) enc->data[enc->program].rt2[len++] = *rt2++;
 
-	while (len > 0 && enc->data[enc->program].rt2[len - 1] == ' ' && enc->data[enc->program].shortrt) {
+	while (len > 0 && enc->data[enc->program].rt2[len - 1] == ' ') {
 		len--;
 	}
 
-	if (len < RT_LENGTH && enc->data[enc->program].shortrt) {
+	if (len < RT_LENGTH) {
 		enc->state[enc->program].rt2_segments = 0;
 
 		enc->data[enc->program].rt2[len++] = '\r';
diff --git a/src/rds.h b/src/rds.h
index e98b387..03e4620 100644
--- a/src/rds.h
+++ b/src/rds.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	uint8_t dps_speed : 1;
 	uint8_t static_ps_period;
 
-	uint8_t shortrt : 1;
 	uint8_t rt1_enabled : 1;
 	uint8_t rt2_enabled : 1;
 	uint8_t rt_type : 2;