diff --git a/src/option_parser.cpp b/src/option_parser.cpp
index 71ce9ac8..eb33bc61 100644
--- a/src/option_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/option_parser.cpp
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ _parse_and_process_kv_arg(OptData           *optdata_,
     key = "cache.attr";
   ef(key == "entry_timeout")
     key = "cache.entry";
-  ef(key == "negative_entry")
-    key = "cache.negative_entry";
   ef(key == "noforget" && val.empty())
     {key = "remember-nodes", val = "-1";}