diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index b927d5647..4f4f0fe4d 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -930,12 +930,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
                                               QCoreApplication::translate("application", "Dev. system features?"));
         this->addParserOption(m_cmdDevelopment);
 
-        // can read a local bootstrap file
-        m_cmdSharedDir = QCommandLineOption({ "shared", "shareddir" },
-                                            QCoreApplication::translate("application", "Local shared directory."),
-                                            "shared");
-        this->addParserOption(m_cmdSharedDir);
-
         // Skip single application check
         m_cmdSkipSingleApp = QCommandLineOption({ "skipsa", "skipsingleapp" },
                                                 QCoreApplication::translate("application", "Skip the single app.test."));
@@ -1257,11 +1251,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         return dBusAddress;
     }
 
-    QString CApplication::getCmdSwiftPrivateSharedDir() const
-    {
-        return m_parser.value(m_cmdSharedDir);
-    }
-
     bool CApplication::isParserOptionSet(const QString &option) const
     {
         return m_parser.isSet(option);
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.h b/src/blackcore/application.h
index 17115ab8a..95d010fdc 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.h
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Add the audio options
         void addAudioOptions();
 
-        //! Private resource dir for developer's own resource files
-        QString getCmdSwiftPrivateSharedDir() const;
-
         //! Called by installer?
         bool isInstallerOptionSet() const;
 
@@ -618,7 +615,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdVersion { "version" }; //!< version option
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdDBusAddress { "emptyDBus" }; //!< DBus address
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdDevelopment { "dev" }; //!< Development flag
-        QCommandLineOption m_cmdSharedDir { "shared" }; //!< Shared directory
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdClearCache { "clearcache" }; //!< Clear cache
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdTestCrashpad { "testcrashpad" }; //!< Test a crasphpad upload
         QCommandLineOption m_cmdSkipSingleApp { "skipsa" }; //!< Skip test for single application