diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index 84570263f4..13896f7b13 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -1861,7 +1861,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	const char *ringback_data = NULL;
 	switch_event_t *var_event = NULL;
 	int8_t fail_on_single_reject = 0;
-	int8_t hangup_on_single_reject = 0;
 	char *fail_on_single_reject_var = NULL;
 	char *loop_data = NULL;
 	uint32_t progress_timelimit_sec = 0;
@@ -2120,8 +2119,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "fail_on_single_reject")) {
 					ok = 1;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "hangup_on_single_reject")) {
-					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "ignore_early_media")) {
 					ok = 1;
 				} else if (!strcasecmp((char *) hi->name, "bridge_early_media")) {
@@ -2219,11 +2216,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	   If the value is set to 'true' any fail cause will end the attempt otherwise it can contain a comma (,) separated
 	   list of cause names which should be considered fatal
 	 */
-	if ((var = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "hangup_on_single_reject"))) {
-		hangup_on_single_reject = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (hangup_on_single_reject || (var = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "fail_on_single_reject"))) {
+	if ((var = switch_event_get_header(var_event, "fail_on_single_reject"))) {
 		fail_on_single_reject_var = strdup(var);
 		if (switch_true(var)) {
 			fail_on_single_reject = 1;
@@ -3814,10 +3807,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 	switch_safe_free(write_frame.data);
 	switch_safe_free(fail_on_single_reject_var);
 
-	if (force_reason != SWITCH_CAUSE_NONE) {
-		*cause = force_reason;
-	}
-
 	if (caller_channel) {
 
 		switch_channel_execute_on(caller_channel, SWITCH_CHANNEL_EXECUTE_ON_POST_ORIGINATE_VARIABLE);
@@ -3825,12 +3814,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 
 		switch_channel_clear_flag(caller_channel, CF_ORIGINATOR);
 		switch_channel_clear_flag(caller_channel, CF_XFER_ZOMBIE);
-
-		if (hangup_on_single_reject) {
-			switch_channel_hangup(caller_channel, *cause);
-		}
 	}
 
+	if (force_reason != SWITCH_CAUSE_NONE) {
+		*cause = force_reason;
+	}
 
 	switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&oglobals.pool);