diff --git a/snappy-test.cc b/snappy-test.cc
index cc39229..7eb490a 100644
--- a/snappy-test.cc
+++ b/snappy-test.cc
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
-DEFINE_bool(run_microbenchmarks, true,
-            "Run microbenchmarks before doing anything else.");
-
 namespace file {
 
 OptionsStub::OptionsStub() = default;