diff --git a/src/common/util.c b/src/common/util.c
index 791ca136c3..3f04932112 100644
--- a/src/common/util.c
+++ b/src/common/util.c
@@ -1988,8 +1988,8 @@ check_private_dir(const char *dirname, cpd_check_t check,
     tor_free(process_groupname);
     return -1;
   }
-  if(check & CPD_CHECK_MODE_ONLY) {
-    if(check & CPD_GROUP_OK || check & CPD_GROUP_READ) {
+  if (check & CPD_CHECK_MODE_ONLY) {
+    if (check & CPD_GROUP_OK || check & CPD_GROUP_READ) {
       if (!st.st_mode & 0027) {
         log_warn(LD_FS, "Incorrect permissions on directory %s a.", dirname);
         return -1;
diff --git a/src/or/or.h b/src/or/or.h
index 33a582ba7e..cbdc95efe1 100644
--- a/src/or/or.h
+++ b/src/or/or.h
@@ -4224,10 +4224,6 @@ typedef struct {
   /** Should we send the timestamps that pre-023 hidden services want? */
   int Support022HiddenServices;
 
-  /** Create the Hidden Service directories
-      and hostname files group readable. */
-  int HiddenServiceDirGroupReadable;
-
 } or_options_t;
 
 /** Persistent state for an onion router, as saved to disk. */