diff --git a/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers.cfg b/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers.cfg
index 0dc54becd683349353721b38ede3b3eec9db7752..4218c76149a84a706b641a7677a6fa05b484c717 100644
--- a/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers.cfg
+++ b/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #======== Layers ===============
+MultiLayerEnabledFlag         : 1
 MaxLayers                     : 2
 MaxSublayers                  : 7
 DefaultPtlDpbHrdMaxTidFlag    : 0
diff --git a/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_ELonlyILP.cfg b/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_ELonlyILP.cfg
index e5e177b70e32610957742d0c59c28697df4576b2..b93c890630cdfacbaf08c41c1a961d0d10e553b7 100644
--- a/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_ELonlyILP.cfg
+++ b/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_ELonlyILP.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #======== Layers ===============
+MultiLayerEnabledFlag         : 1
 MaxLayers                     : 2
 MaxSublayers                  : 1
 DefaultPtlDpbHrdMaxTidFlag    : 0
diff --git a/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_max_tid_ref_pic.cfg b/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_max_tid_ref_pic.cfg
index 08e97f802927663cc6891a20d64c9d70c786689d..d9e228baaa483d77a704b04e76cdac4cad349719 100644
--- a/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_max_tid_ref_pic.cfg
+++ b/cfg/multi-layer/two_layers_max_tid_ref_pic.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # combines with random-access GOP config file
 
 #======== Layers ===============
+MultiLayerEnabledFlag         : 1
 MaxLayers                     : 2
 MaxSublayers                  : 7    # allow up to 7 temporal layers
 DefaultPtlDpbHrdMaxTidFlag    : 0
diff --git a/source/App/EncoderApp/EncApp.cpp b/source/App/EncoderApp/EncApp.cpp
index ccfb2c73d20256282997fea0875930f842036b0b..1c58a602b2507e9ae7eedaee0a5d7ce4c38da760 100644
--- a/source/App/EncoderApp/EncApp.cpp
+++ b/source/App/EncoderApp/EncApp.cpp
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ void EncApp::xInitLibCfg( int layerIdx )
 
   if (vps.getMaxLayers() > 1)
   {
-    if (!m_multiLayerEnabledFlag)
-    {
-      printf ("Warning: more than one layer in OLS while ptl_multi_layer_enabled_flag is equal to 0, setting ptl_multi_layer_enabled_flag to 1. Set MultiLayerEnabledFlag=1 to avoid this warning.\n");
-      m_multiLayerEnabledFlag = 1;
-    }
-
     if (vps.getAllIndependentLayersFlag())
     {
       vps.setEachLayerIsAnOlsFlag(m_eachLayerIsAnOlsFlag);