diff --git a/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/Compiler.java b/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/Compiler.java
index b0ef13b44..63db823ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/Compiler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/Compiler.java
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ public class Compiler {
    /** The number of combinations to test when uplifting variables into registers. */
    private int upliftCombinations = 100;
 
-   /** Tell the compiler to mimimize optimizations to increase performance. */
-   private boolean optimizeMinimal = false;
-
    public Compiler() {
       this.program = new Program();
    }
@@ -40,10 +37,6 @@ public class Compiler {
       this.upliftCombinations = upliftCombinations;
    }
 
-   public void setOptimizeMinimal(boolean optimizeMinimal) {
-      this.optimizeMinimal = optimizeMinimal;
-   }
-
    public void setLog(CompileLog compileLog) {
       program.setLog(compileLog);
    }
@@ -472,23 +465,21 @@ public class Compiler {
       } while(change);
       getLog().append(program.getRegisterPotentials().toString());
 
-      if(!optimizeMinimal) {
-         // Find register uplift scopes
-         getLog().append("REGISTER UPLIFT SCOPES");
-         new Pass4RegisterUpliftScopeAnalysis(program).findScopes();
-         getLog().append(program.getRegisterUpliftProgram().toString((program.getVariableRegisterWeights())));
+      // Find register uplift scopes
+      getLog().append("REGISTER UPLIFT SCOPES");
+      new Pass4RegisterUpliftScopeAnalysis(program).findScopes();
+      getLog().append(program.getRegisterUpliftProgram().toString((program.getVariableRegisterWeights())));
 
-         // Attempt uplifting registers through a lot of combinations
-         //getLog().setVerboseUplift(true);
-         new Pass4RegisterUpliftCombinations(program).performUplift(upliftCombinations);
+      // Attempt uplifting registers through a lot of combinations
+      //getLog().setVerboseUplift(true);
+      new Pass4RegisterUpliftCombinations(program).performUplift(upliftCombinations);
 
-         //getLog().setVerboseUplift(true);
-         //new Pass4RegisterUpliftStatic(program).performUplift();
-         //getLog().setVerboseUplift(false);
+      //getLog().setVerboseUplift(true);
+      //new Pass4RegisterUpliftStatic(program).performUplift();
+      //getLog().setVerboseUplift(false);
 
-         // Attempt uplifting registers one at a time to catch remaining potential not realized by combination search
-         new Pass4RegisterUpliftRemains(program).performUplift(upliftCombinations);
-      }
+      // Attempt uplifting registers one at a time to catch remaining potential not realized by combination search
+      new Pass4RegisterUpliftRemains(program).performUplift(upliftCombinations);
 
       // Final register coalesce and finalization
       new Pass4ZeroPageCoalesceAssignment(program).coalesce();
diff --git a/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/KickC.java b/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/KickC.java
index e162c39a1..1efac1a0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/KickC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dk/camelot64/kickc/KickC.java
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ public class KickC implements Callable<Void> {
    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-Ouplift" }, description = "Optimization Option. Number of combinations to test when uplifting variables to registers in a scope. By default 100 combinations are tested.")
    private Integer optimizeUpliftCombinations = null;
 
-   @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-O0" }, description = "Optimization Option. Perform minimal optimization to increase the speed of the compiler.")
-   private boolean optimizeMinimal = false;
-
    @CommandLine.Option(names = {"-v" }, description = "Verbose output describing the compilation process")
    private boolean verbose= false;
 
@@ -161,10 +158,6 @@ public class KickC implements Callable<Void> {
             compiler.setUpliftCombinations(optimizeUpliftCombinations);
          }
 
-         if(optimizeMinimal) {
-            compiler.setOptimizeMinimal(true);
-         }
-         
          System.out.println("Compiling " + kcFile);
          Program program = null;
          try {