diff --git a/coreutils/rm.c b/coreutils/rm.c
index 013f3ee5d..a5b2ef420 100644
--- a/coreutils/rm.c
+++ b/coreutils/rm.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ extern int rm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int opt;
 	int status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-	int stopIt=FALSE;
 	struct stat statbuf;
 	
 	
@@ -108,9 +107,6 @@ extern int rm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				interactiveFlag = TRUE;
 #endif
 				break;
-			case '-':
-				stopIt = TRUE;
-				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}
diff --git a/rm.c b/rm.c
index 013f3ee5d..a5b2ef420 100644
--- a/rm.c
+++ b/rm.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ extern int rm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int opt;
 	int status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
-	int stopIt=FALSE;
 	struct stat statbuf;
 	
 	
@@ -108,9 +107,6 @@ extern int rm_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				interactiveFlag = TRUE;
 #endif
 				break;
-			case '-':
-				stopIt = TRUE;
-				break;
 			default:
 				show_usage();
 		}