diff --git a/grc/ieee802_11_ofdm_mac.xml b/grc/ieee802_11_ofdm_mac.xml
index 9bca984..4d6e48a 100644
--- a/grc/ieee802_11_ofdm_mac.xml
+++ b/grc/ieee802_11_ofdm_mac.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<key>ieee802_11_ofdm_mac</key>
 	<category>IEEE802.11</category>
 	<import>import ieee802_11</import>
-	<make>ieee802_11.ofdm_mac($src_mac, $dst_mac, $bss_mac, $strip_header)</make>
+	<make>ieee802_11.ofdm_mac($src_mac, $dst_mac, $bss_mac)</make>
 
 	<param>
 		<name>SRC MAC</name>
@@ -28,22 +28,6 @@
 		<type>int_vector</type>
 	</param>
 
-    <param>
-      <name>Strip header</name>
-      <key>strip_header</key>
-      <value>False</value>
-      <type>bool</type>
-
-      <option>
-        <name>Yes</name>
-        <key>True</key>
-      </option>
-      <option>
-        <name>No</name>
-        <key>False</key>
-      </option>
-    </param>  
-
 	<check>len($src_mac) == 6</check>
 	<check>len($dst_mac) == 6</check>
 	<check>len($bss_mac) == 6</check>
diff --git a/include/ieee802-11/ofdm_mac.h b/include/ieee802-11/ofdm_mac.h
index ea270b9..599b91d 100644
--- a/include/ieee802-11/ofdm_mac.h
+++ b/include/ieee802-11/ofdm_mac.h
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ public:
 	typedef boost::shared_ptr<ofdm_mac> sptr;
 	static sptr make(std::vector<uint8_t> src_mac,
 			std::vector<uint8_t> dst_mac,
-			std::vector<uint8_t> bss_mac,
-			bool strip_header);
+			std::vector<uint8_t> bss_mac);
 };
 
 }  // namespace ieee802_11
diff --git a/lib/ofdm_mac.cc b/lib/ofdm_mac.cc
index be90fc7..c763fc6 100644
--- a/lib/ofdm_mac.cc
+++ b/lib/ofdm_mac.cc
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ class ofdm_mac_impl : public ofdm_mac {
 
 public:
 
-ofdm_mac_impl(std::vector<uint8_t> src_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> dst_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> bss_mac, bool strip_header) :
+ofdm_mac_impl(std::vector<uint8_t> src_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> dst_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> bss_mac) :
 		block("ofdm_mac",
 			gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, 0),
 			gr::io_signature::make(0, 0, 0)),
-		d_seq_nr(0),
-		d_strip_header(strip_header) {
+		d_seq_nr(0) {
 
 	message_port_register_out(pmt::mp("phy out"));
 	message_port_register_out(pmt::mp("app out"));
@@ -66,19 +65,17 @@ ofdm_mac_impl(std::vector<uint8_t> src_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> dst_mac, std::v
 }
 
 void phy_in (pmt::pmt_t msg) {
-	if (d_strip_header) {
-		// this must be a pair
-		if (!pmt::is_blob(pmt::cdr(msg)))
-			throw std::runtime_error("PMT must be blob");
+	// this must be a pair
+	if (!pmt::is_blob(pmt::cdr(msg)))
+		throw std::runtime_error("PMT must be blob");
 
-		// strip MAC header and only leave PHY blob
-		pmt::pmt_t blob(pmt::cdr(msg));
-		const char *mpdu = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(pmt::blob_data(blob));
-		pmt::pmt_t msdu = pmt::make_blob(mpdu + 24, pmt::blob_length(blob) - 24);
+	// strip MAC header and CRC
+	pmt::pmt_t blob(pmt::cdr(msg));
+	const char *mpdu = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(pmt::blob_data(blob));
+	pmt::pmt_t msdu = pmt::make_blob(mpdu + 24, pmt::blob_length(blob) - 24 - 4);
 
-		// update original msg, note that the fcs is still there
-		pmt::set_cdr(msg, msdu);
-	}
+	// update msg
+	pmt::set_cdr(msg, msdu);
 	message_port_pub(pmt::mp("app out"), msg);
 }
 
@@ -175,11 +172,10 @@ private:
 	uint8_t d_src_mac[6];
 	uint8_t d_dst_mac[6];
 	uint8_t d_bss_mac[6];
-	bool d_strip_header;
 };
 
 ofdm_mac::sptr
-ofdm_mac::make(std::vector<uint8_t> src_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> dst_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> bss_mac, bool strip_header) {
-	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new ofdm_mac_impl(src_mac, dst_mac, bss_mac, strip_header));
+ofdm_mac::make(std::vector<uint8_t> src_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> dst_mac, std::vector<uint8_t> bss_mac) {
+	return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr(new ofdm_mac_impl(src_mac, dst_mac, bss_mac));
 }