diff --git a/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp b/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp
index 9a9861cb6..c5b1baf13 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/torrent.hpp
@@ -411,15 +411,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		void received_redundant_data(int num_bytes)
 		{ assert(num_bytes > 0); m_total_redundant_bytes += num_bytes; }
 
-		float priority() const
-		{ return m_priority; }
-
-		void set_priority(float p)
-		{
-			assert(p >= 0.f && p <= 1.f);
-			m_priority = p;
-		}
-
 		bool is_seed() const
 		{
 			return valid_metadata()
@@ -626,11 +617,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		// is called and the time scaler is reset to 0.
 		int m_time_scaler;
 
-		// this is the priority of this torrent. It is used
-		// to weight the assigned upload bandwidth between peers
-		// it should be within the range [0, 1]
-		float m_priority;
-
 		// the bitmask that says which pieces we have
 		std::vector<bool> m_have_pieces;
 
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index fbc9fbff0..f48c8d8c5 100755
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		, m_currently_trying_tracker(0)
 		, m_failed_trackers(0)
 		, m_time_scaler(0)
-		, m_priority(.5)
 		, m_num_pieces(0)
 		, m_sequenced_download_threshold(0)
 		, m_got_tracker_response(false)
@@ -339,7 +338,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		, m_currently_trying_tracker(0)
 		, m_failed_trackers(0)
 		, m_time_scaler(0)
-		, m_priority(.5)
 		, m_num_pieces(0)
 		, m_sequenced_download_threshold(0)
 		, m_got_tracker_response(false)
@@ -2400,7 +2398,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 // This check is very expensive.
 		assert(m_num_pieces
 			== std::count(m_have_pieces.begin(), m_have_pieces.end(), true));
-		assert(m_priority >= 0.f && m_priority < 1.f);
 		assert(!valid_metadata() || m_block_size > 0);
 		assert(!valid_metadata() || (m_torrent_file.piece_length() % m_block_size) == 0);
 //		if (is_seed()) assert(m_picker.get() == 0);