diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b81e3b2..b4b98f7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -130,23 +130,6 @@ fancyindex_readme_mode
       will instruct the client to perform an additional request in order to
       fetch the contents of the frame.
 
-fancyindex_include_mode
-:Syntax: *fancyindex_include_mode* *static* | *cached* 
-:Default: *fancyindex_include_mode static*
-:Context: http, server, location
-:Description:
-  Controls how to include the header and footer specified by
-  `fancyindex_header`_ and `fancyindex_footer`_, Available options are:
-
-    static
-      Read file contents on each request. This is the less efficient method,
-      but generated content will always follow on-disk changes of head and
-      footer templates.
-    cached
-      Header and footer contents will be read the first time they are
-      needed, and kept in memory for thei use in subsequent requests. If the
-      modification time of files changes, they will be re-read as needed.
-
 
 .. _nginx: http://nginx.net
 
diff --git a/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.c b/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.c
index abacfad..6a01501 100644
--- a/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.c
+++ b/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.c
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ static const ngx_conf_bitmask_t ngx_http_fancyindex_readme_flags[] = {
 
 
 
-static const ngx_conf_enum_t ngx_http_fancyindex_include_modes[] = {
-    { ngx_string("static"), NGX_HTTP_FANCYINDEX_INCLUDE_STATIC },
-    { ngx_string("cached"), NGX_HTTP_FANCYINDEX_INCLUDE_CACHED },
-    { ngx_null_string,      0                                  },
-};
-
-
 static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_fancyindex_commands[] = {
 
     { ngx_string("fancyindex"),
@@ -138,13 +131,6 @@ static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_fancyindex_commands[] = {
       offsetof(ngx_http_fancyindex_loc_conf_t, readme_flags),
       &ngx_http_fancyindex_readme_flags },
 
-    { ngx_string("fancyindex_include_mode"),
-      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
-      ngx_conf_set_enum_slot,
-      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
-      offsetof(ngx_http_fancyindex_loc_conf_t, include_mode),
-      &ngx_http_fancyindex_include_modes },
-
       ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -841,7 +827,6 @@ ngx_http_fancyindex_create_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
     conf->enable = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     conf->localtime = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     conf->exact_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
-    conf->include_mode = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 
     return conf;
 }
@@ -856,8 +841,6 @@ ngx_http_fancyindex_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->enable, prev->enable, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->localtime, prev->localtime, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->exact_size, prev->exact_size, 1);
-    ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->include_mode, prev->include_mode,
-            NGX_HTTP_FANCYINDEX_INCLUDE_STATIC);
 
     ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->header, prev->header, "");
     ngx_conf_merge_str_value(conf->footer, prev->footer, "");
diff --git a/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.h b/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.h
index 07c8d76..04fe02f 100644
--- a/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.h
+++ b/ngx_http_fancyindex_module.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ typedef struct {
     ngx_str_t  readme;       /**< File name for readme, or empty if none. */
 
     ngx_uint_t readme_flags; /**< Options for readme file inclusion. */
-    ngx_uint_t include_mode; /**< Controls how to include footer/header. */
 } ngx_http_fancyindex_loc_conf_t;