diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
index 3688a4a96..3b30c700e 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/analyze.py
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ infer_group.add_argument('-l', '--load-average', metavar='<float>', type=float,
 infer_group.add_argument('--buck', action='store_true', dest='buck',
                            help='To use when run with buck')
 
-infer_group.add_argument('--absolute-paths',
-                          action='store_true',
-                          default=False,
-                          help='Report errors with absolute paths')
-
 infer_group.add_argument('--java-jar-compiler',
                          metavar='<file>')
 
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/infer.ml b/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
index 773dd0315..9dbfd87d7 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/infer.ml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ let () =
     Array.of_list (
       infer_py ::
       Config.anon_args @
-      (if not Config.absolute_paths then [] else
-         ["--absolute-paths"]) @
       (match Config.analyzer with None -> [] | Some a ->
           ["--analyzer";
            IList.assoc (=) a (IList.map (fun (n,a) -> (a,n)) Config.string_to_analyzer)]) @