diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index b563c9b..6b71473 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ f2b_jail_set_param(f2b_jail_t *jail, const char *param, const char *value) {
   assert(param != NULL);
   assert(value != NULL);
 
+  /* only 'safe to set at runtime' parameters here */
   if (strcmp(param, "enabled") == 0) {
     if (strcmp(value, "yes") == 0) {
       jail->flags |= JAIL_ENABLED;
@@ -79,14 +80,6 @@ f2b_jail_set_param(f2b_jail_t *jail, const char *param, const char *value) {
     }
     return true;
   }
-  if (strcmp(param, "state") == 0) {
-    if (strcmp(value, "yes") == 0) {
-      jail->flags |= JAIL_HAS_STATE;
-    } else {
-      jail->flags &= ~JAIL_HAS_STATE;
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
   if (strcmp(param, "bantime") == 0) {
     jail->bantime = atoi(value);
     if (jail->bantime <= 0)