diff --git a/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c b/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c
index 64303637814..ce162e52487 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c
+++ b/ext/mysqli/mysqli.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
 #else
 	STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("mysqli.default_socket",			NULL,	PHP_INI_ALL,		OnUpdateStringUnempty,	default_socket,	zend_mysqli_globals,		mysqli_globals)
 #endif
-	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("mysqli.reconnect",				"0",	PHP_INI_SYSTEM,		OnUpdateLong,		reconnect,			zend_mysqli_globals,		mysqli_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("mysqli.allow_local_infile",	"0",	PHP_INI_SYSTEM,		OnUpdateLong,		allow_local_infile,	zend_mysqli_globals,		mysqli_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("mysqli.local_infile_directory",	NULL,	PHP_INI_SYSTEM,		OnUpdateString,		local_infile_directory,	zend_mysqli_globals,	mysqli_globals)
 PHP_INI_END()
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug51605.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug51605.phpt
index 06b973a0f95..6a839e27124 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug51605.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug51605.phpt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
 mysqli.max_links = 1
 mysqli.allow_persistent = Off
 mysqli.max_persistent = 0
-mysqli.reconnect = Off
 --FILE--
 <?php
     include ("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54221.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54221.phpt
index 246ff0c5b2f..bf487e3ce39 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54221.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54221.phpt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
 mysqli.max_links = 1
 mysqli.allow_persistent = Off
 mysqli.max_persistent = 0
-mysqli.reconnect = Off
 --FILE--
 <?php
     include ("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54674.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54674.phpt
index 9b19d3e20da..39a782de109 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54674.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/bug54674.phpt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
 mysqli.max_links = 1
 mysqli.allow_persistent = Off
 mysqli.max_persistent = 0
-mysqli.reconnect = Off
 --FILE--
 <?php
     include ("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_no_reconnect.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_no_reconnect.phpt
index a89b2d38edb..83af895c4e4 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_no_reconnect.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_no_reconnect.phpt
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ mysqli
 <?php
 require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
 ?>
---INI--
-mysqli.reconnect=0
 --FILE--
 <?php
     require_once("connect.inc");
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_phpinfo.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_phpinfo.phpt
index 3e542feb14a..526afe74eba 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_phpinfo.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/mysqli_phpinfo.phpt
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ require_once('skipifconnectfailure.inc');
     if (!stristr($phpinfo, "mysqli.max_links"))
         printf("[008] php.ini setting mysqli.max_links not shown.\n");
 
-    if (!stristr($phpinfo, "mysqli.reconnect"))
-        printf("[009] php.ini setting mysqli.reconnect not shown.\n");
-
     if ($IS_MYSQLND) {
         $expected = array(
             'size',