diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh
index dfcdebdd..297aa5db 100755
--- a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh
+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/gluon_bat0.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ proto_gluon_bat0_setup() {
 
 	batctl orig_interval 5000
 	batctl hop_penalty "$(lookup_uci 'gluon.mesh_batman_adv.hop_penalty' 15)"
-	batctl multicast_mode 0
 
 	case "$gw_mode" in
 		server)