diff --git a/matlab/global_initialization.m b/matlab/global_initialization.m
index 31d925dcd382a08b77806e3139e1cae48d52713e..36c86ef2804ae86d3a0df1bdd18414c786a7f4b5 100644
--- a/matlab/global_initialization.m
+++ b/matlab/global_initialization.m
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ options_.rplottype = 0;
 options_.smpl = 0;
 options_.dynatol.f = 1e-5;
 options_.dynatol.x = 1e-5;
-options_.maxit_ = 10;
 options_.slowc = 1;
 options_.timing = 0;
 options_.gstep = ones(2,1);