diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index f80c0d75626e6b5ae8d5feab9d290c53993f621f..a7cfeb0f1e81716dc083aeed46d6a3e45bb6179b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
         help="Skips tests marked as requiring GPFS access",
     )
 
-    parser.addoption(
-        "--no-caldb",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-        help="Skips tests marked as requiring calDBs",
-    )
-
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
     config.addinivalue_line(