diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 2dfa40082..76dd60011 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         'prefer_ffmpeg': opts.prefer_ffmpeg,
         'include_ads': opts.include_ads,
         'default_search': opts.default_search,
-        'youtube_include_dash_manifest': opts.youtube_include_dash_manifest,
         'encoding': opts.encoding,
         'extract_flat': opts.extract_flat,
         'merge_output_format': opts.merge_output_format,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 2305adcd9..98fbd9abf 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
     def _extract_f4m_formats(self, manifest_url, video_id, preference=None, f4m_id=None,
                              transform_source=lambda s: fix_xml_ampersands(s).strip(),
                              fatal=True):
-        if 'f4m' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols'):
+        if 'f4m' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols', []):
             return []
         manifest = self._download_xml(
             manifest_url, video_id, 'Downloading f4m manifest',
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                               entry_protocol='m3u8', preference=None,
                               m3u8_id=None, note=None, errnote=None,
                               fatal=True):
-        if 'm3u8' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols'):
+        if 'm3u8' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols', []):
             return []
 
         formats = [{
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         return '/'.join(out)
 
     def _extract_smil_formats(self, smil_url, video_id, fatal=True, f4m_params=None):
-        if 'smil' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols'):
+        if 'smil' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols', []):
             return []
         smil = self._download_smil(smil_url, video_id, fatal=fatal)
 
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
             fatal=fatal)
 
     def _extract_dash_manifest_formats(self, dash_manifest_url, video_id, fatal=True, namespace=None, formats_dict={}):
-        if 'dash' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols'):
+        if 'dash' in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols', []):
             return []
         dash_doc = self._download_dash_manifest(dash_manifest_url, video_id, fatal)
         if dash_doc is False:
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index e9ed77e42..0427fd60e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'UHDTV TEST 8K VIDEO.mp4'
             },
             'params': {
-                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
                 'format': '141',
             },
         },
@@ -488,7 +487,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'upload_date': '20131011',
             },
             'params': {
-                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
                 'format': '141',
             },
         },
@@ -507,7 +505,6 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'creator': 'Taylor Swift',
             },
             'params': {
-                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
                 'format': '141',
             },
         },
@@ -645,9 +642,9 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Retransmisión XVIII Media maratón Zaragoza 2015',
             },
             'params': {
-                'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
                 'format': '135',  # bestvideo
-            }
+            },
+            'skip': 'This live event has ended.',
         },
         {
             # Multifeed videos (multiple cameras), URL is for Main Camera
@@ -747,6 +744,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'params': {
                 'skip_download': True,
             },
+            'skip': 'YouTube said: This video does not exist.',
         },
         {
             'url': 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V36LpHqtcDY',
@@ -1113,7 +1111,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                     add_dash_mpd(video_info)
                 if args.get('livestream') == '1' or args.get('live_playback') == 1:
                     is_live = True
-            if not video_info or self._downloader.params.get('youtube_include_dash_manifest', True):
+            if not video_info or 'dash' not in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols', []):
                 # We also try looking in get_video_info since it may contain different dashmpd
                 # URL that points to a DASH manifest with possibly different itag set (some itags
                 # are missing from DASH manifest pointed by webpage's dashmpd, some - from DASH
@@ -1461,7 +1459,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             raise ExtractorError('no conn, hlsvp or url_encoded_fmt_stream_map information found in video info')
 
         # Look for the DASH manifest
-        if self._downloader.params.get('youtube_include_dash_manifest', True):
+        if 'dash' not in self._downloader.params.get('skip_protocols', []):
             dash_mpd_fatal = True
             for dash_manifest_url in dash_mpds:
                 dash_formats = {}
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index b953a55c4..cabcfdfe7 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -339,14 +339,6 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         '-F', '--list-formats',
         action='store_true', dest='listformats',
         help='List all available formats of requested videos')
-    video_format.add_option(
-        '--youtube-include-dash-manifest',
-        action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
-        help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
-    video_format.add_option(
-        '--youtube-skip-dash-manifest',
-        action='store_false', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest',
-        help='Do not download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos')
     video_format.add_option(
         '--merge-output-format',
         action='store', dest='merge_output_format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,