diff --git a/examples/wireless/multirate.cc b/examples/wireless/multirate.cc
index ffd085b0d..9cce2fe5b 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/multirate.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/multirate.cc
@@ -588,10 +588,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   //for commandline input
   experiment.CommandSetup (argc, argv);
 
-  // set value to 0 for enabling fragmentation
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue (experiment.GetRtsThreshold ()));
-
   std::ofstream outfile ((experiment.GetOutputFileName () + ".plt").c_str ());
 
   MobilityHelper mobility;
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-adhoc.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-adhoc.cc
index 9b3072911..20b12032c 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-adhoc.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-adhoc.cc
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ Experiment::Run (const WifiHelper &wifi, const YansWifiPhyHelper &wifiPhy,
 
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  // disable fragmentation
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-
   CommandLine cmd;
   cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.cc
index 56fd28a07..f044bfcc1 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.cc
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   Packet::EnablePrinting ();
 
-  // enable rts cts all the time.
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("0"));
-  // disable fragmentation
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-
   WifiHelper wifi;
   MobilityHelper mobility;
   NodeContainer stas;
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.py b/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.py
index 3d78887be..d21df05dd 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.py
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-ap.py
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@ def main(argv):
 
     ns.network.Packet.EnablePrinting();
 
-    # enable rts cts all the time.
-    ns.core.Config.SetDefault("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", ns.core.StringValue("0"))
-    # disable fragmentation
-    ns.core.Config.SetDefault("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", ns.core.StringValue("2200"))
-
     wifi = ns.wifi.WifiHelper()
     mobility = ns.mobility.MobilityHelper()
     stas = ns.network.NodeContainer()
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-clear-channel-cmu.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-clear-channel-cmu.cc
index 5b31dd38f..a44c24bfa 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-clear-channel-cmu.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-clear-channel-cmu.cc
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   modes.push_back ("DsssRate2Mbps");
   modes.push_back ("DsssRate5_5Mbps");
   modes.push_back ("DsssRate11Mbps");
-  // disable fragmentation
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
 
   CommandLine cmd;
   cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc-grid.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc-grid.cc
index 75e1236e8..dd11d110f 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc-grid.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc-grid.cc
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   // Convert to time object
   Time interPacketInterval = Seconds (interval);
 
-  // disable fragmentation for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  // turn off RTS/CTS for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
   // Fix non-unicast data rate to be the same as that of unicast
   Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::NonUnicastMode",
                       StringValue (phyMode));
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc.cc
index b3b8f3001..9d8121ba2 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-adhoc.cc
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   // Convert to time object
   Time interPacketInterval = Seconds (interval);
 
-  // disable fragmentation for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  // turn off RTS/CTS for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
   // Fix non-unicast data rate to be the same as that of unicast
   Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::NonUnicastMode",
                       StringValue (phyMode));
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-infra.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-infra.cc
index 42e771a5d..a4b68e821 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-infra.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-infra.cc
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   // Convert to time object
   Time interPacketInterval = Seconds (interval);
 
-  // disable fragmentation for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  // turn off RTS/CTS for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
   // Fix non-unicast data rate to be the same as that of unicast
   Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::NonUnicastMode",
                       StringValue (phyMode));
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-interference.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-interference.cc
index 157fc64d9..65a8decca 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-interference.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-simple-interference.cc
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   // Convert to time object
   Time interPacketInterval = Seconds (interval);
 
-  // disable fragmentation for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
-  // turn off RTS/CTS for frames below 2200 bytes
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("2200"));
   // Fix non-unicast data rate to be the same as that of unicast
   Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::NonUnicastMode",
                       StringValue (phyMode));
diff --git a/examples/wireless/wifi-tcp.cc b/examples/wireless/wifi-tcp.cc
index 2bd8378fc..4ff60fa32 100644
--- a/examples/wireless/wifi-tcp.cc
+++ b/examples/wireless/wifi-tcp.cc
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
 
   tcpVariant = std::string ("ns3::") + tcpVariant;
-
-  /* No fragmentation and no RTS/CTS */
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::FragmentationThreshold", StringValue ("999999"));
-  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue ("999999"));
-
   // Select TCP variant
   if (tcpVariant.compare ("ns3::TcpWestwoodPlus") == 0)
     {