diff --git a/util/LLgen/src/extern.h b/util/LLgen/src/extern.h
index 66d6f06e5..81563af52 100644
--- a/util/LLgen/src/extern.h
+++ b/util/LLgen/src/extern.h
@@ -82,4 +82,3 @@ extern int	nerrors;
 extern string	rec_file, incl_file;
 extern p_term	terms;
 extern p_link	links;
-extern int	nflag;
diff --git a/util/LLgen/src/gencode.c b/util/LLgen/src/gencode.c
index 9dc373771..1d17f08cc 100644
--- a/util/LLgen/src/gencode.c
+++ b/util/LLgen/src/gencode.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ genrecovery() {
 	}
 	fputs(c_arrend, f);
 	free((p_mem) index);
-	if (nflag) fputs("#define LL_NEWMESS\n", f);
+	fputs("#define LL_NEWMESS\n", f);
 	copyfile(rec_file);
 	if (ferror(f) != 0) {
 		fatal(0,"write error on temporary");
diff --git a/util/LLgen/src/main.c b/util/LLgen/src/main.c
index 3803782a9..c7db5a7ae 100644
--- a/util/LLgen/src/main.c
+++ b/util/LLgen/src/main.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ extern		install();
 # ifndef NDEBUG
 extern		badassertion();
 # endif not NDEBUG
-int		 nflag;
 
 main(argc,argv) register string	argv[]; {
 	register string arg;
@@ -90,10 +89,6 @@ main(argc,argv) register string	argv[]; {
 			  	incl_file = ++arg;
 				break;
 # endif not NDEBUG
-			  case 'n':
-			  case 'N':
-				nflag = 1;
-				continue;
 			  case 'x':
 			  case 'X':
 				ntneeded = 1;