diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/mod.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/mod.rs
index 2f3d28b4121..7cf7fe129fa 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/mod.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/checksum/mod.rs
@@ -374,9 +374,6 @@ pub enum ChecksumError {
     #[error("the --raw option is not supported with multiple files")]
     RawMultipleFiles,
 
-    #[error("the --{0} option is meaningful only when verifying checksums")]
-    CheckOnlyFlag(String),
-
     // --length sanitization errors
     #[error("--length required for {}", .0.quote())]
     LengthRequired(String),