diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
index e3631598d..c190a2db2 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
@@ -323,9 +323,6 @@ class AnalyzerWithFrontendWrapper(analyze.AnalyzerWrapper):
             '-suppress_warnings_out', self.javac.suppress_warnings_out,
         ]
 
-        if os.path.isfile(config.MODELS_JAR):
-            infer_cmd += ['-models', config.MODELS_JAR]
-
         if self.args.debug:
             infer_cmd.append('-debug')
         if self.args.analyzer == config.ANALYZER_TRACING:
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index 38fb04bd9..beab321c8 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -990,10 +990,6 @@ and ml_buckets =
      - 'cpp' from C++ code"
     ~symbols:ml_bucket_symbols
 
-and models_file =
-  CLOpt.mk_path_opt ~deprecated:["models"] ~long:"models"
-    ~exes:CLOpt.[Analyze;Java] ~meta:"jar file" "Specify a jar file containing the Java models"
-
 and models_mode =
   CLOpt.mk_bool ~deprecated:["models_mode"; "-models_mode"] ~long:"models-mode"
     "Mode for analyzing the models"
@@ -1452,7 +1448,6 @@ and load_analysis_results = !load_results
 and makefile_cmdline = !makefile
 and merge = !merge
 and ml_buckets = !ml_buckets
-and models_file = !models_file
 and models_mode = !models_mode
 and modified_targets = !modified_targets
 and monitor_prop_size = !monitor_prop_size
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.mli b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
index 190cee135..5eb16e57c 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.mli
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ val makefile_cmdline : string
 val merge : bool
 val ml_buckets :
   [ `MLeak_all | `MLeak_arc | `MLeak_cf | `MLeak_cpp | `MLeak_no_arc | `MLeak_unknown ] list
-val models_file : string option
 val models_mode : bool
 val modified_targets : string option
 val monitor_prop_size : bool
diff --git a/infer/src/base/ZipLib.ml b/infer/src/base/ZipLib.ml
index d6cc352ac..924e2456b 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/ZipLib.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/ZipLib.ml
@@ -80,17 +80,12 @@ let zip_libraries =
             (* fname is a dir of specs *)
             zip_libs in
         IList.fold_left add_zip [] Config.specs_library in
-    let add_models file =
-      (mk_zip_lib true file) :: zip_libs in
-    match Config.models_file with
-    | _ when Config.checkers ->
-        zip_libs
-    | Some file ->
-        add_models file
-    | None when Sys.file_exists Config.models_jar ->
-        add_models Config.models_jar
-    | None ->
-        zip_libs
+    if Config.checkers then
+      zip_libs
+    else if Sys.file_exists Config.models_jar then
+      (mk_zip_lib true Config.models_jar) :: zip_libs
+    else
+      zip_libs
   )
 
 (* Search path in the list of zip libraries and use a cache directory to save already
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jMain.ml b/infer/src/java/jMain.ml
index ff3b55b61..ad3639668 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jMain.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jMain.ml
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ open Javalib_pack
 module L = Logging
 
 let () =
-  match Config.models_file with
-  | None when Config.models_mode ->
+  match Config.models_mode, Sys.file_exists Config.models_jar with
+  | true, false ->
       ()
-  | None ->
+  | false, false ->
       failwith "Java model file is required"
-  | Some _ when Config.models_mode ->
-      failwith "Not expecting model file when analyzing the models";
-  | Some file ->
-      JClasspath.add_models file
+  | true, true ->
+      failwith "Not expecting model file when analyzing the models"
+  | false, true ->
+      JClasspath.add_models Config.models_jar
 
 
 let register_perf_stats_report source_file =