diff --git a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/Precompile.java b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/Precompile.java
index b1b420c..02a49e8 100644
--- a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/Precompile.java
+++ b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/Precompile.java
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerGenDir;
 import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerMaxPermsPerPrecompile;
 import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerScriptStyle;
-import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerShardPrecompile;
 import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerSoyc;
 import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerSoycDetailed;
 import com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg.ArgHandlerValidateOnlyFlag;
@@ -107,7 +106,6 @@
       registerHandler(new ArgHandlerGenDir(options));
       registerHandler(new ArgHandlerScriptStyle(options));
       registerHandler(new ArgHandlerEnableAssertions(options));
-      registerHandler(new ArgHandlerShardPrecompile());
       registerHandler(new ArgHandlerDisableGeneratingOnShards(options));
       registerHandler(new ArgHandlerDisableAggressiveOptimization(options));
       registerHandler(new ArgHandlerDisableClassMetadata(options));
diff --git a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/util/arg/ArgHandlerShardPrecompile.java b/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/util/arg/ArgHandlerShardPrecompile.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 98bc731..0000000
--- a/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/dev/util/arg/ArgHandlerShardPrecompile.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2009 Google Inc.
- * 
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
- * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
- * the License at
- * 
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
- * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
- * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
- * the License.
- */
-package com.google.gwt.dev.util.arg;
-
-import com.google.gwt.util.tools.ArgHandlerFlag;
-
-/**
- * No effect. Only present for backwards compatibility.
- */
-public class ArgHandlerShardPrecompile extends ArgHandlerFlag {
-  @Override
-  public String getPurpose() {
-    return "No effect.  Only present for backwards compatibility.";
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public String getTag() {
-    return "-XshardPrecompile";
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public boolean isUndocumented() {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public boolean setFlag() {
-    return true;
-  }
-}