diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3887629..5dd6a38 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ TIO_CHECK_BAUDRATES(
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([AUTOCONF_BAUDRATE_CASES],[$BAUDRATE_CASES],[Switch cases for detected baud rates])
 
-# Check that it is possible to set arbitrary baud rates using BOTHER
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([BOTHER], [], [], [[#include <asm/termios.h>]])
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/bash-completion/tio])
diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index c5d3ff5..c074563 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -46,13 +46,8 @@ static struct termios tio, new_stdout, old_stdout, old_tio;
 static unsigned long rx_total = 0, tx_total = 0;
 static bool connected = false;
 static bool tainted = false;
-static bool standard_baudrate = true;
 static int fd;
 
-#ifndef BOTHER
-#define BOTHER 0010000
-#endif
-
 #define tio_printf(format, args...) \
 { \
     if (tainted) putchar('\n'); \
@@ -168,7 +163,7 @@ void stdout_restore(void)
 
 void tty_configure(void)
 {
-    speed_t baudrate = 0;
+    speed_t baudrate;
 
     memset(&tio, 0, sizeof(tio));
 
@@ -189,25 +184,12 @@ void tty_configure(void)
         AUTOCONF_BAUDRATE_CASES
 
         default:
-#if !HAVE_DECL_BOTHER
             error_printf("Invalid baud rate");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-#else
-            standard_baudrate = false;
-            break;
-#endif
     }
 
-    if (standard_baudrate)
-    {
-        cfsetispeed(&tio, baudrate);
-        cfsetospeed(&tio, baudrate);
-    } else
-    {
-        tio.c_ispeed = tio.c_ospeed = baudrate;
-        tio.c_cflag &= ~CBAUD;
-        tio.c_cflag |= BOTHER;
-    }
+    cfsetispeed(&tio, baudrate);
+    cfsetospeed(&tio, baudrate);
 
     /* Set databits */
     tio.c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
@@ -399,10 +381,6 @@ int tty_connect(void)
     /* Flush stale I/O data (if any) */
     tcflush(fd, TCIOFLUSH);
 
-    /* Warn if non standard baud rate is used */
-    if (!standard_baudrate)
-        tio_printf("Warning: Using a non standard baud rate");
-
     /* Print connect status */
     tio_printf("Connected");
     connected = true;