diff --git a/phsource/ph_english b/phsource/ph_english
index e016a89a..e6a49d6a 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_english
+++ b/phsource/ph_english
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 phoneme t2   // [t] which doesn't reduce
-  vcd alv stop dontlist
+  vcd alv stop
   ChangePhoneme(t)
 endphoneme
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme d#    // change to [d] or [t] depending on whether previous phoneme is voiced
-  vls alv stop dontlist
+  vls alv stop
   IF prevPh(isVoiced) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(d)
   ELSE
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme z#    // change to [z] or [s] depending on whether previous phoneme is voiced
-  vls alv frc sibilant dontlist
+  vls alv frc sibilant
   IF prevPh(isVoiced) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(z)
   ELSE
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme @2   //  Schwa, changes to I before a vowel. th**e**, used only for "the".
   vowel  starttype #@  endtype #@
-  unstressed dontlist
+  unstressed
   length 120
   IF nextPh(isVowel) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(I2)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme @5   //  Schwa, changes to U before a vowel. t**o**, used only for "to".
   vowel  starttype #@  endtype #@
-  unstressed dontlist
+  unstressed
   length 140
   IF nextPh(isVowel) OR nextPh(isPause) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(U)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme a2  // don't reduce to a#
-  vowel dontlist
+  vowel
   ChangePhoneme(a)
 endphoneme
 
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme E#    // [@] in unstressed syllables, if next vowel is stressed
   vowel  starttype #e  endtype #e
-  dontlist
 
   IF thisPh(isUnstressed) AND nextVowel(isVowel) AND nextVowel(isStressed) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(@)
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme E2  // does not reduce in unstressed syllables
   vowel  starttype #e  endtype #e
-  dontlist
   length 140
   ChangePhoneme(E)  // a second change ([E]  to [I2]) won't happen
 endphoneme
@@ -305,7 +303,6 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme 0#    // [@] in unstressed syllables
   vowel  starttype #o  endtype #o
-  dontlist
 
   IF thisPh(isUnstressed) AND nextVowel(isVowel) AND NOT nextVowel(isUnstressed) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(@)
@@ -317,7 +314,6 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme 02   // becomes V in en-us
   vowel  starttype #o  endtype #o
-  dontlist
   length 140
   ChangePhoneme(0)
 endphoneme
@@ -365,7 +361,6 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme A#    // [a] in British [A:] in American
   vowel  starttype #a  endtype #a
-  dontlist
   ChangePhoneme(a)
 endphoneme
 
@@ -460,7 +455,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme oU#
-  vowel dontlist
+  vowel
   IF thisPh(isStressed) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(0)
   ENDIF
@@ -615,7 +610,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme a#2  // for word 'an'
-  vowel dontlist
+  vowel
   IF next2Ph(isVowel) THEN
     ChangePhoneme(a#)
   ELSE
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
index 2cbc0d6f..23681309 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ static keywtab_t keywords[] = {
 	{ "trill",        tPHONEME_FLAG, phTRILL }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'trl' instead
 	{ "palatal",      tPHONEME_FLAG, phPALATAL }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'pzd' instead
 	{ "long",         tPHONEME_FLAG, phLONG }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'lng' instead
-	{ "dontlist",     tPHONEME_FLAG, phDONTLIST },
 	{ "brkafter",     tPHONEME_FLAG, phBRKAFTER },
 	{ "rhotic",       tPHONEME_FLAG, phRHOTIC }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'rzd' instead
 	{ "nonsyllabic",  tPHONEME_FLAG, phNONSYLLABIC }, // TODO (deprecated): use 'nsy' instead
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.h b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.h
index 1a688285..df1668ef 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/phoneme.h
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ phoneme_feature_t phoneme_feature_from_string(const char *feature);
 #define phTRILL    0x80
 #define phPALATAL  0x200
 #define phSINGLE_INSTN  0x1000    // this phoneme has a single instruction program, with an implicit Return
-#define phDONTLIST 0x2000  // don't list in dict_phonemes
 #define phBRKAFTER 0x4000  // [*] add a post-pause
 
 #define phNONSYLLABIC  0x100000   // don't count this vowel as a syllable when finding the stress position