diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JVMCompilerArguments.kt b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JVMCompilerArguments.kt
index 405c88ea566..0d6d26cb459 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JVMCompilerArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/K2JVMCompilerArguments.kt
@@ -223,13 +223,6 @@ class K2JVMCompilerArguments : CommonCompilerArguments() {
     )
     var noExceptionOnExplicitEqualsForBoxedNull by FreezableVar(false)
 
-    @Argument(
-        value = "-Xoutput-imports",
-        valueDescription = "<path>",
-        description = "Output imports from all compiled files to the specified file in JSON format"
-    )
-    var outputImports: String? by FreezableVar(null)
-
     @Argument(
         value = "-Xjvm-default-mode",
         valueDescription = "{disable|enable|compatibility}",