diff --git a/src/ComputingTasks.cc b/src/ComputingTasks.cc
index 9f00c2d73bfd9e917ce39900032551e89734f474..b79b05375b0adb9b84332333bf39e61a27783770 100644
--- a/src/ComputingTasks.cc
+++ b/src/ComputingTasks.cc
@@ -337,16 +337,12 @@ PacModelStatement::PacModelStatement(string name_arg,
                                      string aux_model_name_arg,
                                      string discount_arg,
                                      expr_t growth_arg,
-                                     double steady_state_growth_rate_number_arg,
-                                     int steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id_arg,
                                      const SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg) :
   name{move(name_arg)},
   aux_model_name{move(aux_model_name_arg)},
   discount{move(discount_arg)},
   growth{growth_arg},
   original_growth{growth_arg},
-  steady_state_growth_rate_number{steady_state_growth_rate_number_arg},
-  steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id{steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id_arg},
   symbol_table{symbol_table_arg}
 {
 }
@@ -388,12 +384,6 @@ PacModelStatement::writeOutput(ostream &output, const string &basename, bool min
 {
   output << "M_.pac." << name << ".auxiliary_model_name = '" << aux_model_name << "';" << endl
          << "M_.pac." << name << ".discount_index = " << symbol_table.getTypeSpecificID(discount) + 1 << ";" << endl;
-  if (steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id < 0 && steady_state_growth_rate_number > 0)
-    output << "M_.pac." << name << ".steady_state_growth_rate = "
-           << steady_state_growth_rate_number << ";" << endl;
-  else if (steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id >= 0)
-    output << "M_.pac." << name << ".steady_state_growth_rate = "
-           << symbol_table.getTypeSpecificID(steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id) + 1 << ";" << endl;
 
   if (growth)
     {
diff --git a/src/ComputingTasks.hh b/src/ComputingTasks.hh
index 989c54c15ff8c21c9cf866fe28b24adbabcb5602..0a79bc149e1a566f20a266d4b55cb5d4691b4df1 100644
--- a/src/ComputingTasks.hh
+++ b/src/ComputingTasks.hh
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ public:
   const string name, aux_model_name, discount;
   expr_t growth, original_growth;
 private:
-  const double steady_state_growth_rate_number;
-  const int steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id;
   const SymbolTable &symbol_table;
   vector<tuple<int, int, int, double>> growth_info;
 public:
@@ -155,8 +153,6 @@ public:
                     string aux_model_name_arg,
                     string discount_arg,
                     expr_t growth_arg,
-                    double steady_state_growth_rate_number_arg,
-                    int steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id_arg,
                     const SymbolTable &symbol_table_arg);
   void checkPass(ModFileStructure &mod_file_struct, WarningConsolidation &warnings) override;
   void overwriteGrowth(expr_t new_growth);
diff --git a/src/DynareBison.yy b/src/DynareBison.yy
index 6c4552b604c614482f62c8fef144522b5e816dad..406a0ae01f9e1542f6f245f7eb18dedb17c9f65b 100644
--- a/src/DynareBison.yy
+++ b/src/DynareBison.yy
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class ParsingDriver;
 %token METHOD_OF_MOMENTS MOM_METHOD
 %token BARTLETT_KERNEL_LAG WEIGHTING_MATRIX WEIGHTING_MATRIX_SCALING_FACTOR ANALYTIC_STANDARD_ERRORS ANALYTIC_JACOBIAN PENALIZED_ESTIMATOR VERBOSE 
 %token SIMULATION_MULTIPLE MOM_SEED SEED BOUNDED_SHOCK_SUPPORT ADDITIONAL_OPTIMIZER_STEPS MOM_SE_TOLX SE_TOLX MOM_BURNIN BURNIN 
-%token EQTAGS STEADY_STATE_GROWTH
+%token EQTAGS
 %token ANALYTICAL_GIRF IRF_IN_PERCENT EMAS_GIRF EMAS_DROP EMAS_TOLF EMAS_MAX_ITER
 %token NO_IDENTIFICATION_STRENGTH NO_IDENTIFICATION_REDUCEDFORM NO_IDENTIFICATION_MOMENTS
 %token NO_IDENTIFICATION_MINIMAL NO_IDENTIFICATION_SPECTRUM NORMALIZE_JACOBIANS GRID_NBR
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ pac_model_options : o_pac_name
                   | o_pac_aux_model_name
                   | o_pac_discount
                   | o_pac_growth
-                  | o_pac_steady_state_growth
                   ;
 
 var_expectation_model : VAR_EXPECTATION_MODEL '(' var_expectation_model_options_list ')' ';'
@@ -3411,9 +3410,6 @@ o_pac_name : MODEL_NAME EQUAL symbol { driver.option_str("pac.model_name", $3);
 o_pac_aux_model_name : AUXILIARY_MODEL_NAME EQUAL symbol { driver.option_str("pac.aux_model_name", $3); };
 o_pac_discount : DISCOUNT EQUAL symbol { driver.option_str("pac.discount", $3); };
 o_pac_growth : GROWTH { driver.begin_pac_growth(); } EQUAL hand_side { driver.set_pac_growth($4); };
-o_pac_steady_state_growth : STEADY_STATE_GROWTH EQUAL signed_number { driver.set_pac_steady_state_growth($3); }
-                          | STEADY_STATE_GROWTH EQUAL symbol { driver.set_pac_steady_state_growth($3); }
-                          ;
 o_var_name : MODEL_NAME EQUAL symbol { driver.option_str("var.model_name", $3); };
 o_series : SERIES EQUAL symbol { driver.option_str("series", $3); };
 o_datafile : DATAFILE EQUAL filename { driver.option_str("datafile", $3); };
diff --git a/src/DynareFlex.ll b/src/DynareFlex.ll
index 5f82e235f3f33362483fab4d1ee20a17e3e26b08..f9e81bb2edd2e45e122a1f817af2de3f928afe4e 100644
--- a/src/DynareFlex.ll
+++ b/src/DynareFlex.ll
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ DATE -?[0-9]+([ya]|m([1-9]|1[0-2])|q[1-4])
 <DYNARE_BLOCK>var_expectation {return token::VAR_EXPECTATION;}
 <DYNARE_BLOCK>pac_expectation {return token::PAC_EXPECTATION;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT>discount {return token::DISCOUNT;}
-<DYNARE_STATEMENT>steady_state_growth {return token::STEADY_STATE_GROWTH;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT,DYNARE_BLOCK>varobs {return token::VAROBS;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT,DYNARE_BLOCK>varexobs {return token::VAREXOBS;}
 <DYNARE_STATEMENT,DYNARE_BLOCK>nan {return token::NAN_CONSTANT;}
diff --git a/src/ParsingDriver.cc b/src/ParsingDriver.cc
index ec75edb86c06c18595b2f3949c3c2fce00e531c6..af2cf849a6f8c68a4f9166be8ff3086c337827ec 100644
--- a/src/ParsingDriver.cc
+++ b/src/ParsingDriver.cc
@@ -2599,8 +2599,6 @@ ParsingDriver::begin_pac_model()
 {
   parsing_pac_model = true;
   pac_growth = nullptr;
-  pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number = -1;
-  pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id = -1;
   options_list.clear();
 }
 
@@ -2612,43 +2610,10 @@ ParsingDriver::pac_model()
     error("You must pass the model_name option to the pac_model statement.");
   auto name = it->second;
 
-  bool pac_growth_is_param = false;
-  if (pac_growth && dynamic_cast<VariableNode *>(pac_growth))
-    {
-      set<int> params;
-      pac_growth->collectVariables(SymbolType::parameter, params);
-      if (params.size() == 1)
-        pac_growth_is_param = true;
-      pac_growth->collectVariables(SymbolType::endogenous, params);
-      pac_growth->collectVariables(SymbolType::exogenous, params);
-      if (params.size() != 1)
-        pac_growth_is_param = false;
-    }
-
   string aux_model_name;
   it = options_list.string_options.find("pac.aux_model_name");
   if (it != options_list.string_options.end())
-    {
-      aux_model_name = it->second;
-      if (pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number >= 0 || pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id >= 0)
-        {
-          pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number = -1;
-          pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id = -1;
-          warning("when aux_model_name is used in the pac_model statement, steady_state_growth is ignored");
-        }
-    }
-  else
-    if (pac_growth_is_param
-        && (pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number >= 0 || pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id >= 0))
-      warning("If growth option is constant, steady_state_growth is ignored");
-    else if (pac_growth && !pac_growth_is_param
-             && pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number < 0
-             && pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id < 0)
-      error("The steady state growth rate of the target must be provided (steady_state_growth option) if option growth is not constant");
-
-  if (pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id >= 0
-      && mod_file->symbol_table.getType(pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id) != SymbolType::parameter)
-    error("pac_model: steady_state_growth accepts either a number or a parameter");
+    aux_model_name = it->second;
 
   it = options_list.string_options.find("pac.discount");
   if (it == options_list.string_options.end())
@@ -2658,8 +2623,6 @@ ParsingDriver::pac_model()
 
   mod_file->addStatement(make_unique<PacModelStatement>(name, aux_model_name, discount,
                                                         pac_growth,
-                                                        pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number,
-                                                        pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id,
                                                         mod_file->symbol_table));
   parsing_pac_model = false;
 }
@@ -2671,21 +2634,6 @@ ParsingDriver::set_pac_growth(expr_t pac_growth_arg)
   reset_data_tree();
 }
 
-void
-ParsingDriver::set_pac_steady_state_growth(const string &name_or_number)
-{
-  try
-    {
-      pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number = stod(name_or_number);
-    }
-  catch (...)
-    {
-      if (!mod_file->symbol_table.exists(name_or_number))
-        error("Unknown symbol used in pac_steady_state_growth option: " + name_or_number + "\n");
-      pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id = mod_file->symbol_table.getID(name_or_number);
-    }
-}
-
 expr_t
 ParsingDriver::add_exp(expr_t arg1)
 {
diff --git a/src/ParsingDriver.hh b/src/ParsingDriver.hh
index f77ccc8501a996bcf7bc6da478282fbdfcd25bcd..af0dca750d46226a54c8ce68da096b912b5ee0b3 100644
--- a/src/ParsingDriver.hh
+++ b/src/ParsingDriver.hh
@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@ private:
 
   //! Temporary storage for growth declared in pac_model
   expr_t pac_growth;
-  double pac_steady_state_growth_rate_number = -1;
-  int pac_steady_state_growth_rate_symb_id = -1;
 
   bool nostrict;
 
@@ -747,8 +745,6 @@ public:
   void pac_model();
   //! Adds growth for pac
   void set_pac_growth(expr_t pac_growth_arg);
-  //! Adds steady state growth for pac
-  void set_pac_steady_state_growth(const string &name_or_number);
   //! Writes token "diff(arg1)" to model tree
   expr_t add_diff(expr_t arg1);
   //! Writes token "adl(arg1, lag)" to model tree