diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
index cdca7bc0..022cd35d 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
@@ -3605,8 +3605,6 @@ static const struct fuse_opt fuse_lib_opts[] =
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("nogc",               nogc,1),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("umask=",	      set_mode,1),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("umask=%o",	      umask,0),
-    FUSE_LIB_OPT("uid=",	              set_uid,1),
-    FUSE_LIB_OPT("uid=%d",	      uid,0),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("gid=",	              set_gid,1),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("gid=%d",	      gid,0),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("noforget",           remember,-1),