diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index d92e50a41..012e41a53 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -130,14 +130,10 @@ impl Configuration {
 	}
 
 	pub fn extra_data(&self) -> Bytes {
-		if !self.args.flag_dont_help_rescue_dao {
-			(b"rescuedao"[..]).to_owned()
-		} else {
-			match self.args.flag_extradata.as_ref().or(self.args.flag_extra_data.as_ref()) {
-				Some(ref x) if x.len() <= 32 => x.as_bytes().to_owned(),
-				None => version_data(),
-				Some(ref x) => { die!("{}: Extra data must be at most 32 characters.", x); }
-			}
+		match self.args.flag_extradata.as_ref().or(self.args.flag_extra_data.as_ref()) {
+			Some(ref x) if x.len() <= 32 => x.as_bytes().to_owned(),
+			None => version_data(),
+			Some(ref x) => { die!("{}: Extra data must be at most 32 characters.", x); }
 		}
 	}