diff --git a/server/include/node.h b/server/include/node.h
index 672e8cb56..f2cf396c2 100644
--- a/server/include/node.h
+++ b/server/include/node.h
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@
 #include "msg.h"
 #include "tc.h"
 
-/** The type of a node.
- *
- * This type is used to determine the message format of the remote node
- */
-enum node_type
-{
-	NODE_UNKNOWN,
-	NODE_SERVER,
-	NODE_WORKSTATION,
-	NODE_SIM_OPAL,
-	NODE_SIM_RTDS,
-	NODE_SIM_DSP
-};
-
 /** The datastructure for a node.
  *
  * Every entity which exchanges messages is represented by a node.
@@ -47,9 +33,6 @@ struct node
 	/** A short identifier of the node, only used for configuration and logging */
 	const char *name;
 
-	/** The type of this node */
-	enum node_type type;
-
 	/** Local address of the socket */
 	struct sockaddr_in local;
 	/** Remote address of the socket */
@@ -89,13 +72,6 @@ int node_connect(struct node *n);
  */
 int node_disconnect(struct node *n);
 
-/** Lookup node type from string.
- *
- * @param str The string containing the node type
- * @return The node type enumeration value
- */
-enum node_type node_lookup_type(const char *str);
-
 /** Search list of nodes for a name.
  *
  * @param str The name of the wanted node
diff --git a/server/src/cfg.c b/server/src/cfg.c
index 68eb6ba2f..e6faa8bfa 100644
--- a/server/src/cfg.c
+++ b/server/src/cfg.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ int config_parse_path(config_setting_t *cfg,
 int config_parse_node(config_setting_t *cfg,
 	struct node **nodes, struct interface **interfaces)
 {
-	const char *type_str = NULL;
 	const char *remote_str = NULL;
 	const char *local_str = NULL;
 
@@ -165,12 +164,6 @@ int config_parse_node(config_setting_t *cfg,
 	if (resolve_addr(remote_str, &node->remote, 0))
 		cerror(cfg, "Failed to resolve remote address '%s' of node '%s'", remote_str, node->name);
 
-	/* Optional settings */
-	if (config_setting_lookup_string(cfg, "type", &type_str))
-		node->type = node_lookup_type(type_str);
-	else
-		node->type = NODE_UNKNOWN;
-
 	config_setting_t *cfg_netem = config_setting_get_member(cfg, "netem");
 	if (cfg_netem) {
 		node->netem = (struct netem *) malloc(sizeof(struct netem));
diff --git a/server/src/node.c b/server/src/node.c
index 1d05db9d8..4c638a6e4 100644
--- a/server/src/node.c
+++ b/server/src/node.c
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 /** Nodes
- *
- * The S2SS server connects multiple nodes.
- * There are multiple types of nodes:
- *  - simulators
- *  - servers
- *  - workstations
  *
  * @author Steffen Vogel <stvogel@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
  * @copyright 2014, Institute for Automation of Complex Power Systems, EONERC
@@ -54,22 +48,6 @@ int node_disconnect(struct node *n)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-enum node_type node_lookup_type(const char *str)
-{
-	     if (!strcmp(str, "workstation"))
-		return NODE_WORKSTATION;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "server"))
-		return NODE_SERVER;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "rtds"))
-		return NODE_SIM_RTDS;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "opal"))
-		return NODE_SIM_OPAL;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "dsp"))
-		return NODE_SIM_DSP;
-	else
-		return NODE_UNKNOWN;
-}
-
 struct node* node_lookup_name(const char *str, struct node *nodes)
 {
 	for (struct node *n = nodes; n; n = n->next) {