diff --git a/pmb/build/autodetect.py b/pmb/build/autodetect.py
index ad2a2b9b..f6edc063 100644
--- a/pmb/build/autodetect.py
+++ b/pmb/build/autodetect.py
@@ -90,6 +90,6 @@ def crosscompile(args, apkbuild, arch, suffix):
         return None
     if suffix == "native":
         return "native"
-    if args.no_crossdirect or "!pmb:crossdirect" in apkbuild["options"]:
+    if "!pmb:crossdirect" in apkbuild["options"]:
         return "distcc"
     return "crossdirect"
diff --git a/pmb/parse/arguments.py b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
index c584afb8..9454483c 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/arguments.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/arguments.py
@@ -652,12 +652,6 @@ def arguments():
     # Compiler
     parser.add_argument("--no-ccache", action="store_false",
                         dest="ccache", help="do not cache the compiled output")
-    parser.add_argument("--no-crossdirect", action="store_true",
-                        help="Don't use the new, faster 'crossdirect' method,"
-                             " use the old 'distcc-sshd' method instead. Use"
-                             " if crossdirect broke something. This option"
-                             " and the legacy 'distcc-sshd' code will be"
-                             " removed soon if no problems turn up.")
     parser.add_argument("--distcc-nofallback", action="store_false",
                         help="when using the cross compiler via distcc fails,"
                              "do not fall back to compiling slowly with QEMU",