diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index 66d612ee7b..e549a0ac54 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -1052,7 +1052,6 @@ def parse_args():
                           help='List of packages (comma separated)')
     parser.add_argument('--nvd-path', dest='nvd_path',
                         help='Path to the local NVD database', type=resolvepath)
-    parser.add_argument("--cpeid", action='store_true')
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if not args.html and not args.json:
         parser.error('at least one of --html or --json (or both) is required')