diff --git a/scripts/ci_test_cli.sh b/scripts/ci_test_cli.sh
index 9c9ed56951..9dbeee1da2 100755
--- a/scripts/ci_test_cli.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci_test_cli.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 solc-select use 0.7.0
 
-if ! slither "tests/e2e/config/test_json_config/test.sol" --solc-ast --no-fail-pedantic; then
-    echo "--solc-ast failed"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 if ! slither "tests/e2e/config/test_json_config/test.sol" --solc-disable-warnings --no-fail-pedantic; then
     echo "--solc-disable-warnings failed"
     exit 1
diff --git a/slither/__main__.py b/slither/__main__.py
index db0c543f05..7ceb6d2089 100644
--- a/slither/__main__.py
+++ b/slither/__main__.py
@@ -622,13 +622,6 @@ def parse_args(
         default="#",
     )
 
-    group_misc.add_argument(
-        "--solc-ast",
-        help="Provide the contract as a json AST",
-        action="store_true",
-        default=False,
-    )
-
     group_misc.add_argument(
         "--generate-patches",
         help="Generate patches (json output only)",
@@ -906,7 +899,7 @@ def main_impl(
         filename = args.filename
 
         # Determine if we are handling ast from solc
-        if args.solc_ast or (filename.endswith(".json") and not is_supported(filename)):
+        if filename.endswith(".json") and not is_supported(filename):
             globbed_filenames = glob.glob(filename, recursive=True)
             filenames = glob.glob(os.path.join(filename, "*.json"))
             if not filenames: