diff --git a/ares/acountry.c b/ares/acountry.c
index 542c016c77fd2af628c6338f1ff1dfe5ddad689a..5d041ed385ec543ef6cba0baa81ad7c92a19a7d0 100644
--- a/ares/acountry.c
+++ b/ares/acountry.c
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       case 'v':
         verbose++;
         break;
-      case 't':
-        use_vc = 1;
       case 'h':
       case '?':
       default: