#include "vis.h"
 #include "compat.h"
 
-static uint8_t vis_format = DOT_DRAW;
-
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_batman_dir, *proc_interface_file;
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_orig_interval_file, *proc_originators_file;
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_transt_local_file;
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_transt_global_file;
-static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_vis_file, *proc_vis_format_file;
+static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_vis_file;
 static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_aggr_file;
 
 static int proc_interfaces_read(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
        struct vis_info_entry *entries;
        HLIST_HEAD(vis_if_list);
        int i;
-       uint8_t current_format;
        char tmp_addr_str[ETH_STR_LEN];
 
-       current_format = vis_format;
-
        rcu_read_lock();
        if (list_empty(&if_list) || (!is_vis_server())) {
                rcu_read_unlock();
        return single_open(file, proc_vis_read, NULL);
 }
 
-static int proc_vis_format_read(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
-{
-       uint8_t current_format = vis_format;
-
-       seq_printf(seq, "[%c] %s\n",
-                  (current_format == DOT_DRAW) ? 'x' : ' ',
-                  VIS_FORMAT_DD_NAME);
-       seq_printf(seq, "[%c] %s\n",
-                  (current_format == JSON) ? 'x' : ' ',
-                  VIS_FORMAT_JSON_NAME);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int proc_vis_format_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-{
-       return single_open(file, proc_vis_format_read, NULL);
-}
-
-static ssize_t proc_vis_format_write(struct file *file,
-                                    const char __user *buffer,
-                                    size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
-{
-       char *vis_format_string;
-       int not_copied = 0;
-
-       vis_format_string = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-       if (!vis_format_string)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       not_copied = copy_from_user(vis_format_string, buffer, count);
-       vis_format_string[count - not_copied - 1] = 0;
-
-       if (strcmp(vis_format_string, VIS_FORMAT_DD_NAME) == 0) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO "batman-adv:Setting VIS output format to: %s\n",
-                      VIS_FORMAT_DD_NAME);
-               vis_format = DOT_DRAW;
-       } else if (strcmp(vis_format_string, VIS_FORMAT_JSON_NAME) == 0) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO "batman-adv:Setting VIS output format to: %s\n",
-                      VIS_FORMAT_JSON_NAME);
-               vis_format = JSON;
-       } else
-               printk(KERN_ERR "batman-adv:Unknown VIS output format: %s\n",
-                      vis_format_string);
-
-       kfree(vis_format_string);
-       return count;
-}
-
 static int proc_aggr_read(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
        seq_printf(seq, "%i\n", atomic_read(&aggregation_enabled));
        .release        = single_release,
 };
 
-static const struct file_operations proc_vis_format_fops = {
-       .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
-       .open           = proc_vis_format_open,
-       .read           = seq_read,
-       .write          = proc_vis_format_write,
-       .llseek         = seq_lseek,
-       .release        = single_release,
-};
-
 static const struct file_operations proc_vis_fops = {
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
        .open           = proc_vis_open,
        if (proc_vis_file)
                remove_proc_entry(PROC_FILE_VIS, proc_batman_dir);
 
-       if (proc_vis_format_file)
-               remove_proc_entry(PROC_FILE_VIS_FORMAT, proc_batman_dir);
-
        if (proc_aggr_file)
                remove_proc_entry(PROC_FILE_AGGR, proc_batman_dir);
 
                return -EFAULT;
        }
 
-       proc_vis_format_file = create_proc_entry(PROC_FILE_VIS_FORMAT,
-                                                S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
-                                                proc_batman_dir);
-       if (proc_vis_format_file) {
-               proc_vis_format_file->proc_fops = &proc_vis_format_fops;
-       } else {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "batman-adv: Registering the '/proc/net/%s/%s' file failed\n", PROC_ROOT_DIR, PROC_FILE_VIS_FORMAT);
-               cleanup_procfs();
-               return -EFAULT;
-       }
-
        proc_aggr_file = create_proc_entry(PROC_FILE_AGGR, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
                                           proc_batman_dir);
        if (proc_aggr_file) {