diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
index d4859161..70392b2b 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
@@ -3617,13 +3617,6 @@ fuse_lib_opt_proc(void             *data,
 {
   (void)arg; (void)outargs;
 
-  if(key == KEY_HELP)
-    {
-      struct fuse_config *conf = (struct fuse_config *)data;
-      fuse_lib_help();
-      conf->help = 1;
-    }
-
   return 1;
 }