diff --git a/include/extopts/extopts.h b/include/extopts/extopts.h
index dee0e93..5bb1f07 100644
--- a/include/extopts/extopts.h
+++ b/include/extopts/extopts.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ enum extopt_argtype {
 	EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_LDOUBLE,
 	/* Strings */
 	EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR,		/* Field 'const_str' is used instead of 'addr' */
-	EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR_ALLOC,
 	EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_CHAR,
 };
 
@@ -147,11 +146,6 @@ struct extopt {
 	.arg_name = NAME,						\
 	.arg_type = EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR,			\
 	.arg.const_str = ADDR
-#define EXTOPT_ARG_STR_ALLOC(NAME, ADDR)	\
-	.has_arg = required_extarg,				\
-	.arg_name = NAME,						\
-	.arg_type = EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR_ALLOC,	\
-	.arg.addr = ADDR
 #define EXTOPT_ARG_CHAR(NAME, ADDR)			\
 	.has_arg = required_extarg,				\
 	.arg_name = NAME,						\
diff --git a/src/example/modules.c b/src/example/modules.c
index a3beb75..8ae0a17 100644
--- a/src/example/modules.c
+++ b/src/example/modules.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ float		opts_float;
 double		opts_double;
 long double	opts_ldouble;
 const char *opts_str;
-char opts_alloc_str[256];
 char opts_char;
 
 struct extopt int_opts[] = {
@@ -80,10 +79,6 @@ struct extopt str_opts[] = {
 		.name_long = "str",
 		EXTOPT_ARG_STR("STR", &opts_str),
 		.desc = "string option",
-	}, {
-		.name_long = "str-alloc",
-		EXTOPT_ARG_STR_ALLOC("STR", &opts_alloc_str),
-		.desc = "allocated string option",
 	}, {
 		.name_long = "char",
 		EXTOPT_ARG_CHAR("SYMBOL", &opts_char),
@@ -210,7 +205,6 @@ int str_module(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	printf("Configurable parameters list:\n");
 	printf("  opts_str = %s\n", opts_str);
-	printf("  opts_alloc_str = %s\n", opts_alloc_str);
 	printf("  opts_char = %c\n", opts_char);
 
 err:
@@ -229,4 +223,4 @@ EXTMOD_DECL(float, float_module, float_opts,
 			"(float, double, long double)", NULL)
 EXTMOD_DECL(str, str_module, str_opts,
 			"Testing string arguments parsing "
-			"(strings, pre-allocated strings, chars)", NULL)
+			"(strings, chars)", NULL)
diff --git a/src/extopts.c b/src/extopts.c
index fea8974..750745b 100644
--- a/src/extopts.c
+++ b/src/extopts.c
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ int default_setter(struct extopt *opt, const char *arg)
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR:
 		*opt->arg.const_str = arg;
 		break;
-	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR_ALLOC:
-		strcpy(opt->arg.addr, arg);
-		break;
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_INT:
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_LINT:
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_LLINT:
@@ -241,7 +238,6 @@ char *get_argtype_name(enum extopt_argtype argtype)
 	switch(argtype) {
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_NO_ARG:		return "NO_ARG";
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR:		return "STR";
-	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_STR_ALLOC:	return "STR";
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_INT:		return "INT";
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_LINT:		return "LINT";
 	case EXTOPT_ARGTYPE_LLINT:		return "LLINT";