diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/Program.cs
index 36ed70db3..6ba893605 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-publish/Program.cs
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish
 
             var appliedPublishOption = result["dotnet"]["publish"];
 
-            CommandOption filterProjOption = app.Option(
-               $"--filter <{LocalizableStrings.FilterProjOption}>", LocalizableStrings.FilterProjOptionDescription,
-                CommandOptionType.MultipleValue);
             msbuildArgs.AddRange(appliedPublishOption.OptionValuesToBeForwarded());
 
             msbuildArgs.AddRange(appliedPublishOption.Arguments);