diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
index 320e7288..c611cd9d 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/langopts.c
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@ if (CheckTranslator(translator, langopts_tab, key) != 0) {
 				break;
 			}
 
-
-		case V_MAINTAINER:
-		case V_STATUS:
-			break;
 		default: {
 			if ((key & 0xff00) == 0x100) {
 				sscanf(keyValue, "%d", &translator->langopts.param[key &0xff]);
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/voice.h b/src/libespeak-ng/voice.h
index 7033718f..e27c25cf 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/voice.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/voice.h
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ static const MNEM_TAB langopts_tab[] = {
     { "tunes",        V_TUNES },
     { "words",        V_WORDGAP },
 
-	{ "maintainer",   V_MAINTAINER },
-    { "status",       V_STATUS },
-
     { NULL, 0 }
 };
 
@@ -183,6 +180,10 @@ static const MNEM_TAB keyword_tab[] = {
 	{ "fast_test2",   V_FAST },
 	{ "speed",        V_SPEED },
 
+
+	{ "maintainer",   V_MAINTAINER },
+    { "status",       V_STATUS },
+
 	{ NULL, 0 }
 };