diff --git a/misc/profiles2/fastbike.brf b/misc/profiles2/fastbike.brf
index 1c48994..c303154 100644
--- a/misc/profiles2/fastbike.brf
+++ b/misc/profiles2/fastbike.brf
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ assign allow_ferries         = true   # %allow_ferries% | set to false to disall
 assign allow_motorways       = false  # %allow_motorways% | Set to true to allow motorways (useful in Asia / Oceania for example) | boolean
 assign ignore_cycleroutes    = false  # %ignore_cycleroutes% | Set to true for better elevation results | boolean
 assign stick_to_cycleroutes  = false  # %stick_to_cycleroutes% | Set to true to just follow cycleroutes | boolean
-assign avoid_unsafe          = false  # %avoid_unsafe% | Set to true to avoid standard highways | boolean
-assign avoid_path            = false  # %avoid_path% | Set to true to avoid pathes | boolean
 
 assign consider_traffic      = false  # %consider_traffic% | Activate to avoid traffic | boolean
 assign consider_noise        = false  # %consider_noise% | Activate to prefer a low-noise route | boolean
@@ -261,8 +259,7 @@ assign costfactor
   switch    highway=cycleway                          1.3
   switch    isresidentialorliving                     switch isunpaved 10 1.2
   switch    highway=service                           switch isunpaved 10 1.2
-  switch    highway=path                              switch avoid_path 2.1 1.1
-  switch or highway=track or highway=road highway=footway
+  switch or highway=track or highway=road or highway=path highway=footway
    switch tracktype=grade1 switch isunpaved 3 1.2
    switch tracktype=grade2 switch isunpaved 10 3
    switch tracktype=grade3 10.0
diff --git a/misc/profiles2/hiking-mountain.brf b/misc/profiles2/hiking-mountain.brf
index fc61759..c4ce1bc 100644
--- a/misc/profiles2/hiking-mountain.brf
+++ b/misc/profiles2/hiking-mountain.brf
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ assign   consider_noise         = false   # %consider_noise% | Activate to prefe
 assign   consider_river         = false   # %consider_river% | Activate to prefer a route along rivers or sees | boolean
 assign   consider_forest        = false   # %consider_forest% | Activate to prefer a route in forest or green areas| boolean
 assign   consider_town          = false   # %consider_town% | Activate to bypass cities / big towns as far as possible | boolean
-assign   avoid_path             = false   # %avoid_path% | Activate to avoid pathes | boolean
 assign   consider_traffic       = 1       # %consider_traffic% | how do you plan to drive the tour? |  [1=as cyclist alone in the week, 0.5=as cyclist alone at weekend, 0.3 =with a group of cyclists, 0.1=with a group of cyclists at week-end]
 
 assign   shortest_way             0    # 0 as default, duplicate shortest standard profile, SAC access limit ignored for now
diff --git a/misc/profiles2/trekking.brf b/misc/profiles2/trekking.brf
index 011ee43..3c8841a 100644
--- a/misc/profiles2/trekking.brf
+++ b/misc/profiles2/trekking.brf
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ assign   allow_ferries            = true   # %allow_ferries% | Set false to disa
 assign   ignore_cycleroutes       = false  # %ignore_cycleroutes% | Set true for better elevation results | boolean
 assign   stick_to_cycleroutes     = false  # %stick_to_cycleroutes% | Set true to just follow cycleroutes | boolean
 assign   avoid_unsafe             = false  # %avoid_unsafe% | Set true to avoid standard highways | boolean
-assign   avoid_path               = false  # %avoid_path% | Set true to avoid pathes | boolean
 
 assign   consider_noise           = false  # %consider_noise% | Activate to prefer a low-noise route | boolean
 assign   consider_river           = false  # %consider_river% | Activate to prefer a route along rivers or sees | boolean
@@ -300,8 +299,7 @@ assign costfactor
   #
   else if ( highway=track|road|path|footway ) then
   (
-    if      ( and highway=path avoid_path ) then ( 10.0 )
-    else if ( tracktype=grade1 ) then ( if probablyGood then 1.0 else 1.3 )
+    if      ( tracktype=grade1 ) then ( if probablyGood then 1.0 else 1.3 )
     else if ( tracktype=grade2 ) then ( if probablyGood then 1.1 else 2.0 )
     else if ( tracktype=grade3 ) then ( if probablyGood then 1.5 else 3.0 )
     else if ( tracktype=grade4 ) then ( if probablyGood then 2.0 else 5.0 )