diff --git a/contrib/gitian-build.py b/contrib/gitian-build.py
--- a/contrib/gitian-build.py
+++ b/contrib/gitian-build.py
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@
                         dest='build', help='Do a Gitian build')
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--sign', action='store_true', dest='sign',
                         help='Make signed binaries for Windows and MacOS')
-    parser.add_argument('-B', '--buildsign', action='store_true',
-                        dest='buildsign', help='Build both signed and unsigned binaries')
     parser.add_argument('-o', '--os', dest='os', default='lwm',
                         help='Specify which Operating Systems the build is for. Default is %(default)s. l for Linux, w for Windows, m for MacOS')
     parser.add_argument('-j', '--jobs', dest='jobs', default=str(num_cpus),
@@ -230,10 +228,6 @@
     args.is_bionic = b'bionic' in subprocess.check_output(
         ['lsb_release', '-cs'])
 
-    if args.buildsign:
-        args.build = True
-        args.sign = True
-
     if args.kvm and args.docker:
         raise Exception('Error: cannot have both kvm and docker')