diff --git a/src/libopensc/pkcs15.h b/src/libopensc/pkcs15.h
index 4fafe709..ba9a7357 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/pkcs15.h
+++ b/src/libopensc/pkcs15.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ typedef struct sc_pkcs15_id sc_pkcs15_id_t;
 #define SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_INTEGRITY_PROTECTED		0x0200
 #define SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_CONFIDENTIALITY_PROTECTED	0x0400
 #define SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_EXCHANGE_REF_DATA		0x0800
-#define SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_VERIFY_RC_COUNTER		0x1000
 
 #define SC_PKCS15_PIN_TYPE_BCD				0
 #define SC_PKCS15_PIN_TYPE_ASCII_NUMERIC		1
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/cardos.profile b/src/pkcs15init/cardos.profile
index edbb8f3c..c5d6cf75 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/cardos.profile
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/cardos.profile
@@ -24,17 +24,6 @@ PIN user-puk {
     attempts	= 10;
 }
 
-# For CardOS 4.3B and 4.4, the Verify Retry Counter Package 
-# can be loaded at ADMINISTRATION life cycle phase to change
-# the behavior of the VERIFY command in regard to return codes.
-# When that package is loaded, the PIN can be created with this
-# "verifyRC" flag if the return code must be ISO7816-4 compliant
-# (63Cx with x being the value of the remaining retry counter
-# when required verification has failed).
-#PIN user-pin {
-#    flags	= verifyRC;
-#}
-
 # Additional filesystem info.
 # This is added to the file system info specified in the
 # main profile.
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-cardos.c b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-cardos.c
index 5518317d..dba0d66c 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-cardos.c
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/pkcs15-cardos.c
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ cardos_store_pin(sc_profile_t *profile, sc_card_t *card,
 		const u8 *pin, size_t pin_len)
 {
 	struct sc_cardctl_cardos_obj_info args;
-	struct sc_pkcs15_auth_info profile_auth;
 	unsigned char	buffer[256];
 	unsigned char	pinpadded[256];
 	struct tlv	tlv;
@@ -446,11 +445,6 @@ cardos_store_pin(sc_profile_t *profile, sc_card_t *card,
 	/* parameters */
 	tlv_next(&tlv, 0x85);
 	tlv_add(&tlv, 0x02);		/* options byte */
-	sc_profile_get_pin_info(profile, SC_PKCS15INIT_USER_PIN, &profile_auth);
-	if (profile_auth.attrs.pin.flags & SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_VERIFY_RC_COUNTER)	{
-		/* Use 9 byte OCI parameters to be able to set VerifyRC bit */
-		tlv_add(&tlv, 0x04);		/* options_2 byte with Bit n°2 set to return CurrentErrorCounter */
-		}
 	tlv_add(&tlv, attempts & 0xf);	/* flags byte */
 	tlv_add(&tlv, CARDOS_ALGO_PIN);	/* algorithm = pin-test */
 	tlv_add(&tlv, attempts & 0xf);	/* errcount = attempts */
diff --git a/src/pkcs15init/profile.c b/src/pkcs15init/profile.c
index 1f59afbb..8afac4a9 100644
--- a/src/pkcs15init/profile.c
+++ b/src/pkcs15init/profile.c
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ static struct map		pinFlagNames[] = {
 	{ "integrity-protected",	SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_INTEGRITY_PROTECTED		},
 	{ "confidentiality-protected",	SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_CONFIDENTIALITY_PROTECTED	},
 	{ "exchangeRefData",		SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_EXCHANGE_REF_DATA		},
-	{ "verifyRC",			SC_PKCS15_PIN_FLAG_VERIFY_RC_COUNTER		},
 	{ NULL, 0 }
 };
 static struct map		idStyleNames[] = {