--- a/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
+++ b/layout/tools/reftest/remotereftest.py
@@ -66,20 +66,16 @@ class RemoteOptions(ReftestOptions):
                     help = "Port for https traffic to the web server")
         defaults["sslPort"] = automation.DEFAULT_SSL_PORT
 
         self.add_option("--remote-logfile", action="store",
                     type = "string", dest = "remoteLogFile",
                     help = "Name of log file on the device relative to device root.  PLEASE USE ONLY A FILENAME.")
         defaults["remoteLogFile"] = None
 
-        self.add_option("--enable-privilege", action="store_true", dest = "enablePrivilege",
-                    help = "add webserver and port to the user.js file for remote script access and universalXPConnect")
-        defaults["enablePrivilege"] = False
-
         self.add_option("--pidfile", action = "store",
                     type = "string", dest = "pidFile",
                     help = "name of the pidfile to generate")
         defaults["pidFile"] = ""
 
         self.add_option("--bootstrap", action="store_true", dest = "bootstrap",
                     help = "test with a bootstrap addon required for native Fennec")
         defaults["bootstrap"] = False