diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
index e8803841..6e0af9e7 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse.cpp
@@ -3592,8 +3592,6 @@ enum
 
 static const struct fuse_opt fuse_lib_opts[] =
   {
-    FUSE_OPT_KEY("debug",	      FUSE_OPT_KEY_KEEP),
-    FUSE_OPT_KEY("-d",		      FUSE_OPT_KEY_KEEP),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("nogc",               nogc,1),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("noforget",           remember,-1),
     FUSE_LIB_OPT("remember=%u",        remember,0),