diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index f1d58e905e..bddb830e99 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static void usage(void)
            "-E var=value      sets/modifies targets environment variable(s)\n"
            "-U var            unsets targets environment variable(s)\n"
            "-B address        set guest_base address to address\n"
-           "-bsd type         select emulated BSD type FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD (default)\n"
            "\n"
            "Debug options:\n"
            "-d item1[,...]    enable logging of specified items\n"
@@ -392,17 +391,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             have_guest_base = true;
         } else if (!strcmp(r, "drop-ld-preload")) {
             (void) envlist_unsetenv(envlist, "LD_PRELOAD");
-        } else if (!strcmp(r, "bsd")) {
-            if (!strcasecmp(argv[optind], "freebsd")) {
-                bsd_type = target_freebsd;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[optind], "netbsd")) {
-                bsd_type = target_netbsd;
-            } else if (!strcasecmp(argv[optind], "openbsd")) {
-                bsd_type = target_openbsd;
-            } else {
-                usage();
-            }
-            optind++;
         } else if (!strcmp(r, "seed")) {
             seed_optarg = optarg;
         } else if (!strcmp(r, "singlestep")) {