diff --git a/utils/FileCheck/FileCheck.cpp b/utils/FileCheck/FileCheck.cpp
index 0805504ad17..33f04ce6477 100644
--- a/utils/FileCheck/FileCheck.cpp
+++ b/utils/FileCheck/FileCheck.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ static cl::opt<bool>
 NoCanonicalizeWhiteSpace("strict-whitespace",
               cl::desc("Do not treat all horizontal whitespace as equivalent"));
 
-static cl::opt<bool>
-NoRegex("exact-match",
-        cl::desc("Look for exact matches without using regular expressions"));
-
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // Pattern Handling Code.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
@@ -128,7 +124,7 @@ bool Pattern::ParsePattern(StringRef PatternStr, SourceMgr &SM) {
   }
 
   // Check to see if this is a fixed string, or if it has regex pieces.
-  if (PatternStr.size() < 2 || NoRegex ||
+  if (PatternStr.size() < 2 ||
       (PatternStr.find("{{") == StringRef::npos &&
        PatternStr.find("[[") == StringRef::npos)) {
     FixedStr = PatternStr;