diff --git a/massmail b/massmail
index 4967401..1b1518e 100755
--- a/massmail
+++ b/massmail
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def parse_command_line_options(arguments):
     Arguments are checked for validity.
     """
     try:
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(arguments, "hfs:F:S:B:C:R:e:u:p:P:z:")
+        opts, args = getopt.getopt(arguments, "hfs:F:S:B:C:R:u:p:P:z:")
     except getopt.GetoptError as err:
         error(str(err)+USAGE)
 
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ def parse_command_line_options(arguments):
     }
 
     for option, value in opts:
-        if option == "-e":
-            options['encoding'] = value
         if option == "-s":
             options['sep'] = value
         elif option == "-F":