diff --git a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
index 25e7a38b03409707a25ce227e3009f807c01e250..7105d6156929e0b488a318e823ac21482dd0ef3a 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
@@ -1518,10 +1518,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 						case 'C':
 							ciolib_mode=CIOLIB_MODE_CURSES;
 							break;
-						case 0:
-							printf("NOTICE: The -i option is depreciated, use -if instead\r\n");
-							SLEEP(2000);
-							/* Fall-through */
 						case 'F':
 							ciolib_mode=CIOLIB_MODE_CURSES_IBM;
 							break;