diff --git a/espeak.c b/espeak.c
index b192177..8015fc4 100644
--- a/espeak.c
+++ b/espeak.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void synth_queue_clear()
 static void queue_process_entry(struct synth_t *s)
 {
 	espeak_ERROR error;
-	char markbuff[50];
 	static struct espeak_entry_t *current = NULL;
 
 	if (current != queue_peek(synth_queue)) {
@@ -198,11 +197,6 @@ static void queue_process_entry(struct synth_t *s)
 	case CMD_SET_FREQUENCY:
 		error = set_frequency(s, current->value, current->adjust);
 		break;
-	case CMD_SET_MARK:
-		sprintf(markbuff, "<mark name=\"%d\"/>", current->value);
-		error = espeak_Synth(markbuff, strlen(markbuff)+1, 0, POS_CHARACTER,
-				0, espeakSSML, NULL, NULL);
-		break;
 	case CMD_SET_PITCH:
 		error = set_pitch(s, current->value, current->adjust);
 		break;
diff --git a/espeakup.h b/espeakup.h
index 38187ac..57a3f29 100644
--- a/espeakup.h
+++ b/espeakup.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ enum espeakup_mode_t {
 
 enum command_t {
 	CMD_SET_FREQUENCY,
-	CMD_SET_MARK,
 	CMD_SET_PITCH,
 	CMD_SET_PUNCTUATION,
 	CMD_SET_RATE,
diff --git a/softsynth.c b/softsynth.c
index a2c281b..9c5af80 100644
--- a/softsynth.c
+++ b/softsynth.c
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ static int process_command(struct synth_t *s, char *buf, int start)
 		case 'f':
 			cmd = CMD_SET_FREQUENCY;
 			break;
-		case 'i':
-			cmd = CMD_SET_MARK;
-			break;
 		case 'p':
 			cmd = CMD_SET_PITCH;
 			break;