diff --git a/libmproxy/cmdline.py b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
index 8be419a60..5741970b1 100644
--- a/libmproxy/cmdline.py
+++ b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ def get_common_options(options):
     return dict(
         anticache = options.anticache,
         anticomp = options.anticomp,
-        autodecode = options.autodecode,
         client_replay = options.client_replay,
         eventlog = options.eventlog,
         kill = options.kill,
@@ -50,11 +49,6 @@ def common_options(parser):
         action="store", type = "str", dest="confdir", default='~/.mitmproxy',
         help = "Configuration directory. (~/.mitmproxy)"
     )
-    parser.add_option(
-        "-d",
-        action="store_true", dest="autodecode",
-        help="Automatically decode compressed server responses."
-    )
     parser.add_option(
         "-e",
         action="store_true", dest="eventlog",
diff --git a/libmproxy/console.py b/libmproxy/console.py
index a16837a37..a6501cc1e 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console.py
@@ -343,10 +343,7 @@ class ConnectionView(WWrap):
     def _conn_text(self, conn, viewmode):
         if conn:
             e = conn.headers["content-encoding"]
-            if e and self.master.autodecode:
-                e = e[0]
-            else:
-                e = "identity"
+            e = e[0] if e else None
             return self.master._cached_conn_text(
                         e,
                         conn.content,
@@ -716,8 +713,6 @@ class StatusBar(WWrap):
             opts.append("anticache")
         if self.master.anticomp:
             opts.append("anticomp")
-        if self.master.autodecode:
-            opts.append("autodecode")
         if not self.master.refresh_server_playback:
             opts.append("norefresh")
         if self.master.killextra:
@@ -854,7 +849,6 @@ class Options(object):
     __slots__ = [
         "anticache",
         "anticomp",
-        "autodecode",
         "client_replay",
         "debug",
         "eventlog",
@@ -979,7 +973,6 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         self.refresh_server_playback = options.refresh_server_playback
         self.anticache = options.anticache
         self.anticomp = options.anticomp
-        self.autodecode = options.autodecode
         self.killextra = options.kill
         self.rheaders = options.rheaders
 
@@ -1107,12 +1100,7 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         return self._view_conn_raw(content)
 
     @utils.LRUCache(20)
-    def _cached_conn_text(self, e, rawcontent, hdrItems, viewmode):
-        content = encoding.decode(e, rawcontent)
-        if content is None:
-            content = rawcontent
-            e = None
-
+    def _cached_conn_text(self, e, content, hdrItems, viewmode):
         hdr = []
         hdr.extend(
             format_keyvals(
@@ -1124,14 +1112,18 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         hdr.append("\n")
 
         txt = [urwid.Text(hdr)]
-        if e and e != "identity":
-            txt.append(
-                urwid.Text(("highlight", "Decoded %s data:\n"%e))
-            )
         if content:
             if viewmode == VIEW_BODY_HEX:
                 txt.extend(self._view_conn_binary(content))
             elif viewmode == VIEW_BODY_PRETTY:
+                if e:
+                    decoded = encoding.decode(e, content)
+                    if decoded:
+                        content = decoded
+                        if e and e != "identity":
+                            txt.append(
+                                urwid.Text(("highlight", "Decoded %s data:\n"%e))
+                            )
                 txt.extend(self._find_pretty_view(content, hdrItems))
             else:
                 txt.extend(self._view_conn_raw(content))
@@ -1398,10 +1390,6 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
                 highlight_key("anticomp", "c") +
                 [("text", ": prevent compressed responses")]
             ),
-            (None,
-                highlight_key("autodecode", "d") +
-                [("text", ": auto-decode compressed content")]
-            ),
             (None,
                 highlight_key("killextra", "k") +
                 [("text", ": kill requests not part of server replay")]
@@ -1710,7 +1698,6 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
                                     (
                                         ("anticache", "a"),
                                         ("anticomp", "c"),
-                                        ("autodecode", "d"),
                                         ("killextra", "k"),
                                         ("norefresh", "n"),
                                     ),
@@ -1754,9 +1741,6 @@ class ConsoleMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             self.anticache = not self.anticache
         if a == "c":
             self.anticomp = not self.anticomp
-        elif a == "d":
-            self.autodecode = not self.autodecode
-            self.refresh_connection(self.currentflow)
         elif a == "k":
             self.killextra = not self.killextra
         elif a == "n":
diff --git a/libmproxy/dump.py b/libmproxy/dump.py
index 41b5627fb..6f544d6af 100644
--- a/libmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/libmproxy/dump.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class Options(object):
     __slots__ = [
         "anticache",
         "anticomp",
-        "autodecode",
         "client_replay",
         "eventlog",
         "keepserving",
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         self.o = options
         self.anticache = options.anticache
         self.anticomp = options.anticomp
-        self.autodecode = options.autodecode
         self.eventlog = options.eventlog
         self.refresh_server_playback = options.refresh_server_playback
 
diff --git a/libmproxy/flow.py b/libmproxy/flow.py
index 89a91e68d..c33a3f1ac 100644
--- a/libmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/libmproxy/flow.py
@@ -1087,7 +1087,6 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
 
         self.anticache = False
         self.anticomp = False
-        self.autodecode = False
         self.refresh_server_playback = False
 
     def add_event(self, e, level="info"):