diff --git a/src/eccodes.h b/src/eccodes.h
index 890a1077c..67271bb16 100644
--- a/src/eccodes.h
+++ b/src/eccodes.h
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ Log mode for information for processing information
 #define CODES_MISSING_LONG   GRIB_MISSING_LONG
 #define CODES_MISSING_DOUBLE GRIB_MISSING_DOUBLE
 
-/*set spec flags*/
-#define CODES_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING GRIB_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING
-
 /* Dump option flags*/
 #define CODES_DUMP_FLAG_READ_ONLY      GRIB_DUMP_FLAG_READ_ONLY
 #define CODES_DUMP_FLAG_DUMP_OK        GRIB_DUMP_FLAG_DUMP_OK
diff --git a/src/grib_api.h b/src/grib_api.h
index 4f3f64541..c2d7cbb11 100644
--- a/src/grib_api.h
+++ b/src/grib_api.h
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ Log mode for information for processing information
 #define GRIB_MISSING_LONG 2147483647
 #define GRIB_MISSING_DOUBLE -1e+100
 
-/*set spec flags*/
-#define GRIB_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING (1 << 0)
-
 /* Dump option flags*/
 #define GRIB_DUMP_FLAG_READ_ONLY (1 << 0)
 #define GRIB_DUMP_FLAG_DUMP_OK (1 << 1)
diff --git a/src/grib_util.c b/src/grib_util.c
index c951429e9..bf580a103 100644
--- a/src/grib_util.c
+++ b/src/grib_util.c
@@ -997,6 +997,8 @@ grib_handle* grib_util_set_spec2(grib_handle* h,
         goto cleanup;
     }*/
 
+/* ECC-1269 */
+#if 0
     if (flags & GRIB_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING) {
         if (packing_spec->packing == GRIB_UTIL_PACKING_USE_PROVIDED &&
             strcmp(input_packing_type, "grid_simple_matrix")) {
@@ -1143,6 +1145,7 @@ grib_handle* grib_util_set_spec2(grib_handle* h,
 
         return h;
     } /* flags & GRIB_UTIL_SET_SPEC_FLAGS_ONLY_PACKING */
+#endif
 
     grid_type = get_grid_type_name(spec->grid_type);
     if (!grid_type) {