diff --git a/mediachanger/DismountCmd.cpp b/mediachanger/DismountCmd.cpp
index 87d8dd6937111822b36f73db4cc724067225ff72..3e0dbe93cf4e9aba5ce634bd1fe63466d98491e0 100644
--- a/mediachanger/DismountCmd.cpp
+++ b/mediachanger/DismountCmd.cpp
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ int cta::mediachanger::DismountCmd::exceptionThrowingMain(const int argc,
   m_dbg << "DRIVE_SLOT = " << m_cmdLine.getDriveLibrarySlot().str() <<
     std::endl;
 
-  if(m_cmdLine.getForce()) {
-    m_mc.forceDismountTape(m_cmdLine.getVid(),
-      m_cmdLine.getDriveLibrarySlot());
-  } else {
-    m_mc.dismountTape(m_cmdLine.getVid(), m_cmdLine.getDriveLibrarySlot());
-  }
+  m_mc.dismountTape(m_cmdLine.getVid(), m_cmdLine.getDriveLibrarySlot());
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.cpp b/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.cpp
index cb759d84d56c8ddace96d4a386a832cd3d5ef018..e454b09405618a5ac784f1213172f6812356e968 100644
--- a/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.cpp
+++ b/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::DismountCmdLine():
   m_debug(false),
   m_help(false),
-  m_driveLibrarySlot(0),
-  m_force(false) {
+  m_driveLibrarySlot(0) {
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -40,13 +39,11 @@ cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::DismountCmdLine(const int argc,
   char *const *const argv):
   m_debug(false),
   m_help(false),
-  m_driveLibrarySlot(0),
-  m_force(false) {
+  m_driveLibrarySlot(0) {
 
   static struct option longopts[] = {
     {"debug", 0, NULL, 'd'},
     {"help" , 0, NULL, 'h'},
-    {"force", 0, NULL, 'f'},
     {NULL   , 0, NULL, 0}
   };
 
@@ -94,8 +91,7 @@ cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::DismountCmdLine(
   m_help(obj.m_help),
   m_vid(obj.m_vid),
   m_driveLibrarySlot(0 == obj.m_driveLibrarySlot ? 0 :
-    obj.m_driveLibrarySlot->clone()),
-  m_force(obj.m_force) {
+    obj.m_driveLibrarySlot->clone()) {
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,19 +116,11 @@ cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine &cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::
     m_vid   = rhs.m_vid;
     m_driveLibrarySlot = 0 == rhs.m_driveLibrarySlot ? 0 :
       rhs.m_driveLibrarySlot->clone();
-    m_force = rhs.m_force;
   }
 
   return *this;
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// getForce
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::getForce() const {
-  return m_force;
-}
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // getProgramName
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -151,9 +139,6 @@ void cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::processOption(const int opt) {
   case 'h':
     m_help = true;
     break;
-  case 'f':
-    m_force = true;
-    break;
   case ':':
     return handleMissingParameter(optopt);
   case '?':
@@ -193,9 +178,7 @@ std::string cta::mediachanger::DismountCmdLine::getUsage() {
   "\n"
   "  -h|--help  Print this help message and exit.\n"
   "\n"
-  "  -f|--force Force the dismount (rewind and eject the tape where necessary)."
-    "\n"
-  "Comments to: Castor.Support@cern.ch\n";
+  "Comments to: cta-support@cern.ch\n";
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.hpp b/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.hpp
index 784f4c89d2c52b59634b0454da869c03cebb2a3a..3872398eef73079b40320e150a492ed213e0f1a5 100644
--- a/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.hpp
+++ b/mediachanger/DismountCmdLine.hpp
@@ -101,14 +101,6 @@ public:
    */
   const LibrarySlot &getDriveLibrarySlot() const;
 
-  /**
-   * Gets the value of the force option.
-   *
-   * @return True if the dismount should be forced.  Forcing a dismount means
-   * rewinding and ejecting the tape where necessary.
-   */
-  bool getForce() const;
-
   /**
    * Return sthe program name.
    *
@@ -138,12 +130,6 @@ private:
    */
   LibrarySlot *m_driveLibrarySlot;
 
-  /**
-   * True if the dismount should be forced.  Forcing a dismount means
-   * rewinding and ejecting the tape where necessary.
-   */
-  bool m_force;
-
   /**
    * Processes the specified option that was returned by getopt_long().
    *
diff --git a/mediachanger/DismountCmdLineTest.cpp b/mediachanger/DismountCmdLineTest.cpp
index 7503f50c849f3d410e5103e53cad6194d2916669..d73cd8789ab80ee7a20c88c3aaf45a59426ef270 100644
--- a/mediachanger/DismountCmdLineTest.cpp
+++ b/mediachanger/DismountCmdLineTest.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ TEST_F(cta_mediachanger_DismountCmdLineTest, copy_constructor) {
   DismountCmdLine cmdLine1(args->argc, args->argv);
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI, cmdLine1.getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string("smc1"),
     cmdLine1.getDriveLibrarySlot().str());
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ TEST_F(cta_mediachanger_DismountCmdLineTest, copy_constructor) {
   DismountCmdLine cmdLine2(cmdLine1);
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI,
     cmdLine2.getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string("smc1"), cmdLine2.getDriveLibrarySlot().str());
@@ -110,7 +108,6 @@ TEST_F(cta_mediachanger_DismountCmdLineTest, assignment) {
   DismountCmdLine cmdLine1(args1->argc, args1->argv);
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI, cmdLine1.getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string("smc1"), cmdLine1.getDriveLibrarySlot().str());
 
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ TEST_F(cta_mediachanger_DismountCmdLineTest, assignment) {
   DismountCmdLine cmdLine2(args2->argc, args2->argv);
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI, cmdLine2.getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string("smc2"), cmdLine2.getDriveLibrarySlot().str());
 
@@ -134,13 +130,11 @@ TEST_F(cta_mediachanger_DismountCmdLineTest, assignment) {
 
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine1.getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI, cmdLine1.getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string("smc2"), cmdLine1.getDriveLibrarySlot().str());
 
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine2.getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI, cmdLine2.getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
   ASSERT_EQ(std::string("smc2"), cmdLine2.getDriveLibrarySlot().str());
 }
@@ -162,7 +156,6 @@ TEST_F(cta_mediachanger_DismountCmdLineTest, scsi) {
 
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine->getHelp());
   ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine->getDebug());
-  ASSERT_FALSE(cmdLine->getForce());
   ASSERT_EQ(TAPE_LIBRARY_TYPE_SCSI,
     cmdLine->getDriveLibrarySlot().getLibraryType());
 }
diff --git a/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.cpp b/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.cpp
index 9a686409da434bd87ca276a7b8e95c3d3b25487b..1add0b4cbbaa67b2ffd9dfa29b4c7b71a471b66d 100644
--- a/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.cpp
+++ b/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.cpp
@@ -71,20 +71,6 @@ void MediaChangerFacade::dismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot
   }
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// forceDismountTape
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void MediaChangerFacade::forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &slot) {
-  try {
-    return getProxy(slot.getLibraryType()).forceDismountTape(vid, slot);
-  } catch(cta::exception::Exception &ne) {
-    cta::exception::Exception ex;
-    ex.getMessage() << "Failed to force dismount tape: vid=" << vid << " slot=" << slot.str() << ": " <<
-      ne.getMessage().str();
-    throw ex;
-  }
-}
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // getProxy
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.hpp b/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.hpp
index eac2cd3a2a8c83332b1b413025b2affdd8799c43..9a47b132c798f818ce827e2fe9f1d005f5e046fc 100644
--- a/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.hpp
+++ b/mediachanger/MediaChangerFacade.hpp
@@ -75,19 +75,6 @@ public:
    */
   void dismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &slot);
 
-  /**
-   * Requests the media changer to forcefully dismount the specified tape from
-   * the drive in the specifed library slot.  Forcefully means rewinding and
-   * ejecting the tape where necessary.
-   *
-   * Please note that this method provides a best-effort service because not all
-   * media changers support forceful dismounts.
-   *
-   * @param vid The volume identifier of the tape.
-   * @param slot The library slot containing the tape drive.
-   */
-  void forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &slot);
-
 private:
 
   /**
diff --git a/mediachanger/MediaChangerProxy.hpp b/mediachanger/MediaChangerProxy.hpp
index 31e60acc128ca3ad1f97a86e89fe3c14827bf173..d649e7be5da0977b71a166ad553b79bd01ece2f7 100644
--- a/mediachanger/MediaChangerProxy.hpp
+++ b/mediachanger/MediaChangerProxy.hpp
@@ -68,19 +68,6 @@ public:
    */
   virtual void dismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) = 0;
 
-  /**
-   * Request the media changer daemon to forcefully dismount the specifed tape
-   * from the tape drive in the specified library slot.  Forcefully means
-   * rewinding and ejecting the tape if necessary.
-   *
-   * Please note that this method provides a best-effort service because not all
-   * media changers support forceful dismounts.
-   *
-   * @param vid The volume identifier of the tape to be mounted.
-   * @param librarySlot The slot in the library that contains the tape drive.
-   */
-  virtual void forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) = 0;
-
 }; // class MediaChangerProxy
 
 } // namespace mediachanger
diff --git a/mediachanger/MmcProxy.cpp b/mediachanger/MmcProxy.cpp
index a33ff12768da307a202dfa9c33f4aa4c9a248263..924e57db0962affc7fd9d50bbb2ecd95c734def9 100644
--- a/mediachanger/MmcProxy.cpp
+++ b/mediachanger/MmcProxy.cpp
@@ -59,15 +59,5 @@ void MmcProxy::dismountTape( const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &libraryS
   m_log(log::WARNING, "Tape should be manual dismounted", params);
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// forceDismountTape
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void MmcProxy::forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) {
-  std::list<log::Param> params = {
-    log::Param("tapeVid", vid),
-    log::Param("librarySlot", librarySlot.str())};
-  m_log(log::WARNING, "Tape should be manual dismounted", params);
-}
-
 } // namespace medichanger
 } // namespace cta
diff --git a/mediachanger/MmcProxy.hpp b/mediachanger/MmcProxy.hpp
index 59ffcdbe89cee0bfe70f58199477f9fc2e25efd4..7dbaf8ea1be82941781c57048c5902e6516d481f 100644
--- a/mediachanger/MmcProxy.hpp
+++ b/mediachanger/MmcProxy.hpp
@@ -67,19 +67,6 @@ public:
    */
   void dismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) override;
 
-  /** 
-   * Requests the media changer to forcefully dismount the specified tape from
-   * the drive in the specifed library slot.  Forcefully means rewinding and
-   * ejecting the tape where necessary.
-   *
-   * Please note that this method provides a best-effort service because not all
-   * media changers support forceful dismounts.
-   *
-   * @param vid The volume identifier of the tape.
-   * @param librarySlot The library slot containing the tape drive.
-   */
-  void forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) override;
-
 private:
 
   /**
diff --git a/mediachanger/RmcProxy.cpp b/mediachanger/RmcProxy.cpp
index 133a077a1752a860a2d1c4c4aeba3553bd39e098..7776fcf35285b7ca87ec9df68895f347186aed5a 100644
--- a/mediachanger/RmcProxy.cpp
+++ b/mediachanger/RmcProxy.cpp
@@ -100,14 +100,6 @@ void RmcProxy::dismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySl
   }
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// forceDismountTape
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RmcProxy::forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) {
-  // SCSI libraries do not support forced dismounts
-  dismountTape(vid, librarySlot);
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // connectToRmc
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/mediachanger/RmcProxy.hpp b/mediachanger/RmcProxy.hpp
index b936565548c5d06280ce67ecb9e817f05ecf1106..7efb1b4956d5e32e8aa288617337a123bb29c8bb 100644
--- a/mediachanger/RmcProxy.hpp
+++ b/mediachanger/RmcProxy.hpp
@@ -88,19 +88,6 @@ public:
    */
   void dismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) override;
 
-  /**
-   * Requests the media changer to forcefully dismount the specified tape from
-   * the drive in the specifed library slot.  Forcefully means rewinding and
-   * ejecting the tape where necessary.
-   *
-   * Please note that this method provides a best-effort service because not all
-   * media changers support forceful dismounts.
-   *
-   * @param vid The volume identifier of the tape.
-   * @param librarySlot The library slot containing the tape drive.
-   */
-  void forceDismountTape(const std::string &vid, const LibrarySlot &librarySlot) override;
-
 protected:
 
   /**
diff --git a/mediachanger/cta-mediachanger-dismount.1cta b/mediachanger/cta-mediachanger-dismount.1cta
index 6d254e70b9abc1503f48be171ab7406679675cc0..cc91521e0b43d43a03b3b836a736f46b4adb0367 100644
--- a/mediachanger/cta-mediachanger-dismount.1cta
+++ b/mediachanger/cta-mediachanger-dismount.1cta
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ Turns on the printing of debug information.
 .TP
 \fB\-h, \-\-help
 Prints the usage message.
-.TP
-\fB\-f, \-\-force
-Force the dismount (rewind and eject the tape where necessary).
 
 .SH "RETURN CODES"
 .TP