diff --git a/launch-dedicated.cmd b/launch-dedicated.cmd
index cbe70ec3c0..21bc91a98f 100644
--- a/launch-dedicated.cmd
+++ b/launch-dedicated.cmd
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 set Name="Dedicated Server"
 set Mod=ra
 set ListenPort=1234
-set ExternalPort=1234
 set AdvertiseOnline=True
 set EnableSingleplayer=False
 set Password=""
 
 :loop
 
-OpenRA.Server.exe Game.Mod=%Mod% Server.Name=%Name% Server.ListenPort=%ListenPort% Server.ExternalPort=%ExternalPort% Server.AdvertiseOnline=%AdvertiseOnline% Server.EnableSingleplayer=%EnableSingleplayer% Server.Password=%Password%
+OpenRA.Server.exe Game.Mod=%Mod% Server.Name=%Name% Server.ListenPort=%ListenPort% Server.AdvertiseOnline=%AdvertiseOnline% Server.EnableSingleplayer=%EnableSingleplayer% Server.Password=%Password%
 
 goto loop
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/launch-dedicated.sh b/launch-dedicated.sh
index d239e4794e..4e5cf7408d 100755
--- a/launch-dedicated.sh
+++ b/launch-dedicated.sh
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@
 Name="${Name:-"Dedicated Server"}"
 Mod="${Mod:-"ra"}"
 ListenPort="${ListenPort:-"1234"}"
-ExternalPort="${ExternalPort:-"1234"}"
 AdvertiseOnline="${AdvertiseOnline:-"True"}"
 EnableSingleplayer="${EnableSingleplayer:-"False"}"
 Password="${Password:-""}"
 
 while true; do
      mono --debug OpenRA.Server.exe Game.Mod=$Mod \
-     Server.Name="$Name" Server.ListenPort=$ListenPort Server.ExternalPort=$ExternalPort \
+     Server.Name="$Name" Server.ListenPort=$ListenPort \
      Server.AdvertiseOnline=$AdvertiseOnline \
      Server.EnableSingleplayer=$EnableSingleplayer Server.Password=$Password
 done
diff --git a/packaging/freebsd/openra b/packaging/freebsd/openra
index e6cd99bd8e..fe3fbcc610 100755
--- a/packaging/freebsd/openra
+++ b/packaging/freebsd/openra
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # openra_ServerName="<ServerName>" (default: "Dedicated Server")
 # openra_Mod="<Mod>" (default: ra)
 # openra_ListenPort="<number>" (default: 1234)
-# openra_ExternalPort="<number>" (default: 1234)
 # openra_AdvertiseOnline="<True|False>" (default: True)
 # openra_extraflags="<set as needed>"
 #
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ status_cmd="${name}_status"
 : ${openra_ServerName="Dedicated Server"}
 : ${openra_Mod="ra"}
 : ${openra_ListenPort="1234"}
-: ${openra_ExternalPort="1234"}
 : ${openra_AdvertiseOnline="True"}
 
 openra_Dedicated="True"
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ openra_DedicatedLoop="True"
                    Server.DedicatedLoop=${openra_DedicatedLoop} \
                    Server.Name=\"${openra_ServerName}\" \
                    Server.ListenPort=${openra_ListenPort} \
-                   Server.ExternalPort=${openra_ExternalPort} \
                    Server.AdvertiseOnline=${openra_AdvertiseOnline}\
                    ${openra_extraflags}"}