diff --git a/src/base/stats/info.hh b/src/base/stats/info.hh
index 3be15f667..e56445f94 100644
--- a/src/base/stats/info.hh
+++ b/src/base/stats/info.hh
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ const FlagsType dist =          0x0080;
 const FlagsType nozero =        0x0100;
 /** Don't print if this is NAN */
 const FlagsType nonan =         0x0200;
-/** Used for SS compatability. */
-const FlagsType __substat =     0x8000;
 
 /** Mask of flags that can't be set directly */
-const FlagsType __reserved =    init | print | __substat;
+const FlagsType __reserved =    init | print;
 
 struct StorageParams
 {