diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index c25f7cc..0743dc6 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ static fs::path GetPidFile(const ArgsManager& args)
     }
 }
 
-/** Set default mining algo to SHA256D */
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Shutdown
@@ -540,7 +538,6 @@ void SetupServerArgs(ArgsManager& argsman)
     argsman.AddArg("-blockmaxweight=<n>", strprintf("Set maximum BIP141 block weight (default: %d)", DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
     argsman.AddArg("-blockmintxfee=<amt>", strprintf("Set lowest fee rate (in %s/kvB) for transactions to be included in block creation. (default: %s)", CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE)), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
     argsman.AddArg("-blockversion=<n>", "Override block version to test forking scenarios", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
-    argsman.AddArg("-algo=<algo>", "Mining algorithm: sha256d", true, OptionsCategory::BLOCK_CREATION);
 
     argsman.AddArg("-rest", strprintf("Accept public REST requests (default: %u)", DEFAULT_REST_ENABLE), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::RPC);
     argsman.AddArg("-rpcallowip=<ip>", "Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for <ip> are a single IP (e.g. 1.2.3.4), a network/netmask (e.g. 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0) or a network/CIDR (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24). This option can be specified multiple times", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::RPC);