diff --git a/nest/cli.c b/nest/cli.c
index eed99414..4601f863 100644
--- a/nest/cli.c
+++ b/nest/cli.c
@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ cli_new(void *priv, struct cli_config *cf)
   c->show_pool = lp_new_default(c->pool);
   c->rx_buf = mb_alloc(c->pool, CLI_RX_BUF_SIZE);
 
-  c->config = cf;
-  config_add_obstacle(cf->config);
   if (cf->restricted)
     c->restricted = 1;
 
@@ -419,7 +417,6 @@ cli_free(cli *c)
     c->cleanup(c);
   if (c == cmd_reconfig_stored_cli)
     cmd_reconfig_stored_cli = NULL;
-  config_del_obstacle(c->config->config);
   rfree(c->pool);
 }
 
diff --git a/nest/cli.h b/nest/cli.h
index f3c43167..afcb6d55 100644
--- a/nest/cli.h
+++ b/nest/cli.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct cli_out {
 
 typedef struct cli {
   node n;				/* Node in list of all log hooks */
-  struct cli_config *config;		/* Configuration of the appropriate cli */
   pool *pool;
   void *priv;				/* Private to sysdep layer */
   byte *rx_buf, *rx_pos;		/* sysdep */