diff --git a/src/python/replay_merge.py b/src/python/replay_merge.py
index 1a0d6bab44..2b0b4d7cd5 100755
--- a/src/python/replay_merge.py
+++ b/src/python/replay_merge.py
@@ -239,12 +239,6 @@ def merge_replay(
         + os.getcwd()
         + "/src/scripts/merge_tools/merging/src/main/sh/"
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-create_artifacts",
-        help="Create artifacts",
-        action="store_true",
-    )
-    args = parser.parse_args()
 
     df = pd.read_csv(args.merges_csv, index_col="idx")