diff --git a/changedetectionio/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
index abdd41d9..8fcb2d20 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def main():
     global app
 
     datastore_path = None
-    do_cleanup = False
     host = ''
     ipv6_enabled = False
     port = os.environ.get('PORT') or 5000
@@ -91,10 +90,6 @@ def main():
             logger.success("Enabling IPv6 listen support")
             ipv6_enabled = True
 
-        # Cleanup (remove text files that arent in the index)
-        if opt == '-c':
-            do_cleanup = True
-
         # Create the datadir if it doesnt exist
         if opt == '-C':
             create_datastore_dir = True