diff --git a/lib/controller/controller.py b/lib/controller/controller.py
index 072ab4f1f..304c9f6de 100644
--- a/lib/controller/controller.py
+++ b/lib/controller/controller.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def start():
 
             if (len(kb.injections) == 0 or (len(kb.injections) == 1 and kb.injections[0].place is None)) \
                 and (kb.injection.place is None or kb.injection.parameter is None):
-                if not conf.string and not conf.regexp and not conf.eRegexp:
+                if not conf.string and not conf.regexp:
                     # NOTE: this is not needed anymore, leaving only to display
                     # a warning message to the user in case the page is not stable
                     checkStability()
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index 1ee7f9932..4da52bdaa 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -1384,10 +1384,6 @@ def __basicOptionValidation():
         errMsg = "value for --cpu-throttle (cpuThrottle) option must be in range [0,100]"
         raise sqlmapSyntaxException, errMsg
 
-    if conf.thold is not None and isinstance(conf.thold, float) and (conf.thold > 1 or conf.cpuThrottle < 0):
-        errMsg = "value for --threshold (thold) option must be in range [0,1]"
-        raise sqlmapSyntaxException, errMsg
-
     if conf.textOnly and conf.nullConnection:
         errMsg = "switch --text-only is incompatible with switch --null-connection"
         raise sqlmapSyntaxException, errMsg
diff --git a/lib/core/optiondict.py b/lib/core/optiondict.py
index dc8c3bb10..c52978865 100644
--- a/lib/core/optiondict.py
+++ b/lib/core/optiondict.py
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ optDict = {
                                "risk":              "integer",
                                "string":            "string",
                                "regexp":            "string",
-                               "eString":           "string",
-                               "eRegexp":           "string",
-                               "thold":             "float",
                                "textOnly":          "boolean"
                              },
 
diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index c10615cf3..aa082a877 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -201,17 +201,6 @@ def cmdLineParser():
                              help="Regexp to match in page when the "
                                   "query is valid")
 
-        detection.add_option("--excl-str", dest="eString",
-                             help="String to be excluded before comparing "
-                                  "page contents")
-
-        detection.add_option("--excl-reg", dest="eRegexp",
-                             help="Matches to be excluded before "
-                                  "comparing page contents")
-
-        detection.add_option("--threshold", dest="thold", type="float",
-                             help="Page comparison threshold value (0.0-1.0)")
-
         detection.add_option("--text-only", dest="textOnly",
                              action="store_true", default=False,
                              help="Compare pages based only on their textual content")
diff --git a/lib/request/comparison.py b/lib/request/comparison.py
index 328aaa22f..e3156bc7c 100644
--- a/lib/request/comparison.py
+++ b/lib/request/comparison.py
@@ -34,26 +34,6 @@ def comparison(page, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
     seqMatcher.set_seq1(kb.pageTemplate)
 
     if page:
-        # String to be excluded before calculating page hash
-        if conf.eString and conf.eString in page:
-            index              = page.index(conf.eString)
-            length             = len(conf.eString)
-            pageWithoutString  = page[:index]
-            pageWithoutString += page[index+length:]
-            page               = pageWithoutString
-
-        # Regular expression matches to be excluded before calculating page hash
-        if conf.eRegexp:
-            regExpResults = re.findall(conf.eRegexp, page, re.I | re.M)
-
-            if regExpResults:
-                for regExpResult in regExpResults:
-                    index              = page.index(regExpResult)
-                    length             = len(regExpResult)
-                    pageWithoutRegExp  = page[:index]
-                    pageWithoutRegExp += page[index+length:]
-                    page               = pageWithoutRegExp
-
         # String to match in page when the query is valid
         if conf.string:
             return conf.string in page
@@ -77,7 +57,7 @@ def comparison(page, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
     if conf.textOnly:
         (seqMatcher.a, page) = map(getFilteredPageContent, (seqMatcher.a, page))
 
-    if not conf.eRegexp and not conf.eString and kb.nullConnection and pageLength:
+    if kb.nullConnection and pageLength:
         ratio = 1. * pageLength / len(seqMatcher.a)
 
         if ratio > 1.:
@@ -89,10 +69,7 @@ def comparison(page, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
     # If the url is stable and we did not set yet the match ratio and the
     # current injected value changes the url page content
     if kb.matchRatio is None:
-        if conf.thold:
-            kb.matchRatio = conf.thold
-
-        elif kb.pageStable and ratio >= LOWER_RATIO_BOUND and ratio <= UPPER_RATIO_BOUND:
+        if kb.pageStable and ratio >= LOWER_RATIO_BOUND and ratio <= UPPER_RATIO_BOUND:
             kb.matchRatio = ratio
             logger.debug("setting match ratio for current parameter to %.3f" % kb.matchRatio)
 
@@ -112,7 +89,7 @@ def comparison(page, getSeqMatcher=False, pageLength=None):
         return None
 
     else:
-        if kb.matchRatio == CONSTANT_RATIO or conf.thold:
+        if kb.matchRatio == CONSTANT_RATIO:
             return ratio > kb.matchRatio
         else:
             return (ratio - kb.matchRatio) > DIFF_TOLERANCE
diff --git a/sqlmap.conf b/sqlmap.conf
index 387349237..e5af4e6e5 100644
--- a/sqlmap.conf
+++ b/sqlmap.conf
@@ -220,19 +220,6 @@ string =
 # (http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/re-syntax.html)
 regexp = 
 
-# String to be excluded by the page content before comparing to the original page
-eString = 
-
-# Regular expression matches to be excluded by the page content before
-# comparing to the original page
-# Valid: regular expression with Python syntax
-# (http://www.python.org/doc/2.5.2/lib/re-syntax.html)
-eRegexp = 
-
-# Page comparison threshold value.
-# Valid: 0.0-1.0
-thold = 
-
 # Compare pages based only on their textual content
 # Valid: True or False
 textOnly = False