diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/GuiPanel.ml b/src/plugins/wp/GuiPanel.ml
index 856a047be4e3663416594c297fa53e15eff655a4..da074d2311efa22959f55a17467314188ed34ac0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/GuiPanel.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/GuiPanel.ml
@@ -252,12 +252,6 @@ let wp_panel
     ~packing:(addcontrol 1 2)
     Wp_parameters.Steps.get Wp_parameters.Steps.set demon ;
 
-  Gtk_form.label ~text:"Depth" ~packing:(addcontrol 2 1) () ;
-  Gtk_form.spinner ~lower:0 ~upper:100000
-    ~tooltip:"Search space bound for alt-ergo prover"
-    ~packing:(addcontrol 2 2)
-    Wp_parameters.Depth.get Wp_parameters.Depth.set demon ;
-
   Gtk_form.label ~text:"Timeout" ~packing:(addcontrol 3 1) () ;
   Gtk_form.spinner ~lower:0 ~upper:100000
     ~tooltip:"Timeout for proving one proof obligation"
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/GuiProver.ml b/src/plugins/wp/GuiProver.ml
index 36edf5745028932f70ab1c221f5bab26a0ba30bf..e195b340f27b94255147f418ceb411639437cc2c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/GuiProver.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/GuiProver.ml
@@ -51,22 +51,12 @@ let stepout_for = function
       Some spin
   | _ -> None
 
-let depth_for = function
-  | VCS.NativeAltErgo ->
-      let value = Wp_parameters.Depth.get () in
-      let spin = new Widget.spinner
-        ~tooltip:"Search Depth (-age-bound, 0 for prover default)"
-        ~min:0 ~step:100 ~value () in
-      Some spin
-  | _ -> None
-
 class prover ~(console:Wtext.text) ~prover =
   let tooltip = "Configure Prover" in
   let content = new Wpane.form () in
   let result = new Widget.label ~style:`Code ~align:`Center ~text:"No Result" () in
   let timeout = timeout_for prover in
   let stepout = stepout_for prover in
-  let depth = depth_for prover in
   object(self)
     inherit Wpalette.tool ~tooltip ~content:content#widget ()
     initializer
@@ -75,7 +65,6 @@ class prover ~(console:Wtext.text) ~prover =
         content#add_row ~xpadding:6 ~ypadding:4 result#coerce ;
         Wutil.on timeout (fun spin -> content#add_field ~label:"Timeout" spin#coerce) ;
         Wutil.on stepout (fun spin -> content#add_field ~label:"Steps" spin#coerce) ;
-        Wutil.on depth (fun spin -> content#add_field ~label:"Depth" spin#coerce) ;
       end
 
     method prover = prover
@@ -101,7 +90,6 @@ class prover ~(console:Wtext.text) ~prover =
           VCS.valid = false ;
           VCS.timeout = spinner timeout ;
           VCS.stepout = spinner stepout ;
-          VCS.depth = spinner depth ;
         } in
         let result wpo _prv _res = self#update wpo in
         let task = Prover.prove ~config ~result wpo prover in
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/ProofScript.ml b/src/plugins/wp/ProofScript.ml
index 9bc0cf1931a1ea4d1942d60313099e0e3b65e683..6649d349e675155a87176d1a248a5943af7414fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/ProofScript.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/ProofScript.ml
@@ -339,8 +339,7 @@ let json_of_result (p : VCS.prover) (r : VCS.result) =
   let verdict = "verdict" , json_of_verdict r.verdict in
   let time = if r.prover_time > 0.0 then [ "time" , `Float r.prover_time ] else [] in
   let steps = if r.prover_steps > 0 then [ "steps" , `Int r.prover_steps ] else [] in
-  let depth = if r.prover_depth > 0 then [ "depth" , `Int r.prover_depth ] else [] in
-  `Assoc (name :: verdict :: (time @ steps @ depth))
+  `Assoc (name :: verdict :: (time @ steps))
 
 let prover_of_json js =
   try VCS.prover_of_name (js >? "prover" |> Json.string)
@@ -350,8 +349,7 @@ let result_of_json js =
   let verdict = try js >? "verdict" |> verdict_of_json with _ -> VCS.NoResult in
   let time = try js >? "time" |> Json.float with _ -> 0.0 in
   let steps = try js >? "steps" |> Json.int with _ -> 0 in
-  let depth = try js >? "depth" |> Json.int with _ -> 0 in
-  VCS.result ~time ~steps ~depth verdict
+  VCS.result ~time ~steps verdict
 
 (* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *)
 (* --- Script                                                             --- *)
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/ProverErgo.ml b/src/plugins/wp/ProverErgo.ml
index 205e4e09cf77002d6c3605c250711db2221a562d..19b82a4ef4163d4d2ac13019ba5a144082d7d442 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/ProverErgo.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/ProverErgo.ml
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ class altergo ~config ~pid ~gui ~file ~lines ~logout ~logerr =
     val mutable unsat = false
     val mutable timer = 0.0
     val mutable steps = 0
-    val mutable depth = 0
 
     method private time t = timer <- t
 
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ class altergo ~config ~pid ~gui ~file ~lines ~logout ~logerr =
                   raise Not_found in
               VCS.result
                 ~time:(if gui then 0.0 else timer)
-                ~steps ~depth verdict
+                ~steps verdict
             with
             | Not_found when Wp_parameters.Check.get () ->
                 if r = 0 then VCS.checked
@@ -422,13 +421,11 @@ class altergo ~config ~pid ~gui ~file ~lines ~logout ~logerr =
 
     method prove =
       files <- lines ;
-      depth <- VCS.get_depth config ;
       if gui then ergo#set_command (Wp_parameters.AltGrErgo.get ()) ;
       if Wp_parameters.Check.get () then
         ergo#add ["-type-only"]
       else
         begin
-          ergo#add_positive ~name:"-age-bound" ~value:depth ;
           ergo#add_parameter ~name:"-proof" Wp_parameters.ProofTrace.get ;
           ergo#add_parameter ~name:"-model" Wp_parameters.ProofTrace.get ;
         end ;
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.ml b/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.ml
index 69aa5ea1cd391c6ac1dbbae0653f96a040f495bb..e9bb77dc5b58e7db6a8c749cb56b436ddcc6f753 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.ml
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ let stepout = function
   | None -> Wp_parameters.Steps.get ()
   | Some t -> t
 
-let depth = function
-  | None -> Wp_parameters.Depth.get ()
-  | Some t -> t
-
 let pp_file ~message ~file =
   if Sys.file_exists file then
     Log.print_on_output
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.mli b/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.mli
index e3a567f91212221236f292dfc94a84c68dbf91bf..43fff7d910c0fda972e0ddbfae5e3855e066119b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.mli
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/ProverTask.mli
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ val location : string -> int -> Lexing.position
 
 val timeout : int option -> int
 val stepout : int option -> int
-val depth : int option -> int
 type logs = [ `OUT | `ERR | `BOTH ]
 
 class virtual command : string ->
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/VCS.ml b/src/plugins/wp/VCS.ml
index 5118efccbcfd128a4172e3a9bd1cf7e1000d09b5..6f05aaeaa80b225700cd0a60651aa1c18ce1addf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/VCS.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/VCS.ml
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ type config = {
   valid : bool ;
   timeout : int option ;
   stepout : int option ;
-  depth : int option ;
 }
 
 let param f = let v = f() in if v>0 then Some v else None
@@ -244,10 +243,9 @@ let current () = {
   valid = false ;
   timeout = param Wp_parameters.Timeout.get ;
   stepout = param Wp_parameters.Steps.get ;
-  depth = param Wp_parameters.Depth.get ;
 }
 
-let default = { valid = false ; timeout = None ; stepout = None ; depth = None }
+let default = { valid = false ; timeout = None ; stepout = None }
 
 let get_timeout = function
   | { timeout = None } -> Wp_parameters.Timeout.get ()
@@ -257,10 +255,6 @@ let get_stepout = function
   | { stepout = None } -> Wp_parameters.Steps.get ()
   | { stepout = Some t } -> t
 
-let get_depth = function
-  | { depth = None } -> Wp_parameters.Depth.get ()
-  | { depth = Some t } -> t
-
 (* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *)
 (* --- Results                                                            --- *)
 (* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *)
@@ -281,7 +275,6 @@ type result = {
   solver_time : float ;
   prover_time : float ;
   prover_steps : int ;
-  prover_depth : int ;
   prover_errpos : Lexing.position option ;
   prover_errmsg : string ;
 }
@@ -305,17 +298,13 @@ let configure r =
   let stepout =
     if r.prover_steps > 0 && r.prover_time <= 0.0 then
       let stepout = Wp_parameters.Steps.get () in
-      let margin = 1000 + r.prover_depth in
+      let margin = 1000 in
       Some(max stepout margin)
     else None in
-  let depth =
-    if r.prover_depth > 0 then Some r.prover_depth else None
-  in
   {
     valid ;
     timeout ;
     stepout ;
-    depth ;
   }
 
 let time_fits t =
@@ -330,23 +319,16 @@ let step_fits n =
   let stepout = Wp_parameters.Steps.get () in
   stepout = 0 || n < stepout
 
-let depth_fits n =
-  n = 0 ||
-  let depth = Wp_parameters.Depth.get () in
-  depth = 0 || n < depth
-
 let autofit r =
   time_fits r.prover_time &&
-  step_fits r.prover_steps &&
-  depth_fits r.prover_depth
+  step_fits r.prover_steps
 
-let result ?(solver=0.0) ?(time=0.0) ?(steps=0) ?(depth=0) verdict =
+let result ?(solver=0.0) ?(time=0.0) ?(steps=0) verdict =
   {
     verdict ;
     solver_time = solver ;
     prover_time = time ;
     prover_steps = steps ;
-    prover_depth = depth ;
     prover_errpos = None ;
     prover_errmsg = "" ;
   }
@@ -364,7 +346,6 @@ let failed ?pos msg = {
   solver_time = 0.0 ;
   prover_time = 0.0 ;
   prover_steps = 0 ;
-  prover_depth = 0 ;
   prover_errpos = pos ;
   prover_errmsg = msg ;
 }
@@ -439,7 +420,6 @@ let merge r1 r2 =
     solver_time = max r1.solver_time r2.solver_time ;
     prover_time = max r1.prover_time r2.prover_time ;
     prover_steps = max r1.prover_steps r2.prover_steps ;
-    prover_depth = max r1.prover_depth r2.prover_depth ;
     prover_errpos = err.prover_errpos ;
     prover_errmsg = err.prover_errmsg ;
   }
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/VCS.mli b/src/plugins/wp/VCS.mli
index 2b696a3a725c937a51b9a766415c0ee08e580d2b..0b753f34975bef35c69dc66191c317a0f613928b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/VCS.mli
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/VCS.mli
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ type config = {
   valid : bool ;
   timeout : int option ;
   stepout : int option ;
-  depth : int option ;
 }
 
 
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ val default : config (** all None *)
 
 val get_timeout : config -> int (** 0 means no-timeout *)
 val get_stepout : config -> int (** 0 means no-stepout *)
-val get_depth : config -> int (** 0 means prover default *)
 
 (** {2 Results} *)
 
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ type result = {
   solver_time : float ;
   prover_time : float ;
   prover_steps : int ;
-  prover_depth : int ;
   prover_errpos : Lexing.position option ;
   prover_errmsg : string ;
 }
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ val timeout : int -> result
 val computing : (unit -> unit) -> result
 val failed : ?pos:Lexing.position -> string -> result
 val kfailed : ?pos:Lexing.position -> ('a,Format.formatter,unit,result) format4 -> 'a
-val result : ?solver:float -> ?time:float -> ?steps:int -> ?depth:int -> verdict -> result
+val result : ?solver:float -> ?time:float -> ?steps:int -> verdict -> result
 
 val is_auto : prover -> bool
 val is_verdict : result -> bool
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/register.ml b/src/plugins/wp/register.ml
index 8babaed7338b4a43534c9bec6e54fdb475af7b5b..641359887d9438f08d426b381c62f7790180c784 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/register.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/register.ml
@@ -813,8 +813,6 @@ let pp_wp_parameters fmt =
     if tm > 10 then Format.fprintf fmt " -wp-timeout %d" tm ;
     let st = Wp_parameters.Steps.get () in
     if tm > 10 then Format.fprintf fmt " -wp-steps %d" st ;
-    let dp = Wp_parameters.Depth.get () in
-    if dp > 0 then Format.fprintf fmt " -wp-depth %d" dp ;
     if not (Kernel.SignedOverflow.get ()) then
       Format.pp_print_string fmt " -no-warn-signed-overflow" ;
     if Kernel.UnsignedOverflow.get () then
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/nth.i b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/nth.i
index ec2167c7987fb03177d475b7598304f8d70888d4..9c53c9927da577d50605072427990d3238fbbdb0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/nth.i
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/nth.i
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* run.config_qualif
-   OPT: -wp-prover alt-ergo -wp-depth 16 -wp-prop=-lack
-   OPT: -wp-prover why3:alt-ergo -wp-depth 16
+   OPT: -wp-prover alt-ergo -wp-prop=-lack
+   OPT: -wp-prover why3:alt-ergo
 */
 
 /*@
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.0.res.oracle b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.0.res.oracle
index e86cc65ef01943ade9b9d4597d5293ac746f53dc..7409dcd50ccde6a33b8b0fbe710f6cab78e32164 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.0.res.oracle
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.0.res.oracle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# frama-c -wp -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 -wp-depth 16 [...]
+# frama-c -wp -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 [...]
 [kernel] Parsing tests/wp_plugin/nth.i (no preprocessing)
 [wp] Running WP plugin...
 [wp] Loading driver 'share/wp.driver'
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.1.res.oracle b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.1.res.oracle
index 0815def0020a7db6e8c38ed38a666140849c8555..3b2532f0d41508e2d60c23b61489597c09da6580 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.1.res.oracle
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/nth.1.res.oracle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# frama-c -wp -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 -wp-depth 16 [...]
+# frama-c -wp -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 [...]
 [kernel] Parsing tests/wp_plugin/nth.i (no preprocessing)
 [wp] Running WP plugin...
 [wp] Loading driver 'share/wp.driver'
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.0.res.oracle b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.0.res.oracle
index c2817aedca9085f5f44158f0d53162e6d5aa1b61..87fabd092458751d9da6d409bde18a8f9ce64434 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.0.res.oracle
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.0.res.oracle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# frama-c -wp -wp-model 'Typed (Caveat)' -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 -wp-depth 16 [...]
+# frama-c -wp -wp-model 'Typed (Caveat)' -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 [...]
 [kernel] Parsing tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i (no preprocessing)
 [wp] Running WP plugin...
 [wp] Loading driver 'share/wp.driver'
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.1.res.oracle b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.1.res.oracle
index 60d453b63fce576ea6d8f13808e8726606e9ea2e..80b9ff0503b45f67bd3b130d0c8b3dc1b7803b79 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.1.res.oracle
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.1.res.oracle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# frama-c -wp -wp-model 'Typed (Caveat)' -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 -wp-depth 16 [...]
+# frama-c -wp -wp-model 'Typed (Caveat)' -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 1500 [...]
 [kernel] Parsing tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i (no preprocessing)
 [wp] Running WP plugin...
 [wp] Loading driver 'share/wp.driver'
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.2.res.oracle b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.2.res.oracle
index c637752ab865f76a65a39b925f46ab5253e3bd37..92097c803f9ea4eea08995f5a907a9767c02eac4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.2.res.oracle
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/oracle_qualif/sequence.2.res.oracle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# frama-c -wp -wp-model 'Typed (Caveat)' -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 50 -wp-depth 16 [...]
+# frama-c -wp -wp-model 'Typed (Caveat)' -wp-timeout 45 -wp-steps 50 [...]
 [kernel] Parsing tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i (no preprocessing)
 [wp] Running WP plugin...
 [wp] Loading driver 'share/wp.driver'
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i
index cae97dbfe14a70367b02b2d71f1045a26ec1f6fb..5faaa939e50a2b3f54b985f7330716a676761a92 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/tests/wp_plugin/sequence.i
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
  */
 
 /* run.config_qualif
-   OPT: -wp -wp-model Caveat -wp-prover alt-ergo -wp-depth 16 -wp-prop="-ko"
-   OPT: -wp -wp-model Caveat -wp-prover why3:alt-ergo -wp-depth 16 -wp-prop="-ko,-bug_why3"
-   OPT: -wp -wp-model Caveat -wp-prover alt-ergo -wp-depth 16 -wp-prop="ko" -wp-steps 50
+   OPT: -wp -wp-model Caveat -wp-prover alt-ergo -wp-prop="-ko"
+   OPT: -wp -wp-model Caveat -wp-prover why3:alt-ergo -wp-prop="-ko,-bug_why3"
+   OPT: -wp -wp-model Caveat -wp-prover alt-ergo -wp-prop="ko" -wp-steps 50
 */
 
 //@ ghost int call_seq;
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.ml b/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.ml
index f0888501c367b969eb0794c76e1ee2bcb80c53af..6a14906d3e05b1fdea4de19b80fa4ae03dab3d67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.ml
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.ml
@@ -497,15 +497,6 @@ module Drivers =
       let help = "Load drivers for linking to external libraries"
     end)
 
-let () = Parameter_customize.set_group wp_prover
-module Depth =
-  Int(struct
-    let option_name = "-wp-depth"
-    let default = 0
-    let arg_name = "p"
-    let help = "Set depth of exploration for provers."
-  end)
-
 let () = Parameter_customize.set_group wp_prover
 module Steps =
   Int(struct
diff --git a/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.mli b/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.mli
index 04a35a46e48af144ad679b1dc166cdadaf331901..8918d667abf36e6abdcfe1047302addcad2414f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.mli
+++ b/src/plugins/wp/wp_parameters.mli
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ module CoqTimeout: Parameter_sig.Int
 module CoqCompiler : Parameter_sig.String
 module CoqIde : Parameter_sig.String
 module CoqProject : Parameter_sig.String
-module Depth: Parameter_sig.Int
 module Steps: Parameter_sig.Int
 module Procs: Parameter_sig.Int
 module ProofTrace: Parameter_sig.Bool