diff --git a/client/mysql_upgrade.c b/client/mysql_upgrade.c
index acb480da570..c2da47b370c 100644
--- a/client/mysql_upgrade.c
+++ b/client/mysql_upgrade.c
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ static char mysql_path[FN_REFLEN];
 static char mysqlcheck_path[FN_REFLEN];
 
 static my_bool opt_force, opt_verbose, debug_info_flag, debug_check_flag,
-               opt_systables_only, opt_version_check,
-               opt_mysql_upgrade= 0, opt_skip_mysql_upgrade= 0;
+               opt_systables_only, opt_version_check;
 static my_bool opt_not_used, opt_silent;
 static uint my_end_arg= 0;
 static char *opt_user= (char*)"root";
@@ -151,14 +150,6 @@ static struct my_option my_long_options[]=
    &opt_not_used, &opt_not_used, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"version", 'V', "Output version information and exit.", 0, 0, 0,
    GET_NO_ARG, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
-  {"mysql-upgrade", 'y',
-    "Skip automatic detection MySQL and assume that we upgrade it",
-    &opt_mysql_upgrade, &opt_mysql_upgrade, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
-  {"skip-mysql-upgrade", 'Y',
-    "Skip view algorithm upgrade from MySQL",
-    &opt_skip_mysql_upgrade, &opt_skip_mysql_upgrade, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
   {"version-check", 'k', "Run this program only if its \'server version\' "
    "matches the version of the server to which it's connecting, (enabled by "
    "default); use --skip-version-check to avoid this check. Note: the \'server "
@@ -353,14 +344,6 @@ get_one_option(int optid, const struct my_option *opt,
   case OPT_DEFAULT_AUTH:                        /* --default-auth */
     add_one_option(&conn_args, opt, argument);
     break;
-  case 'y':
-    opt_mysql_upgrade= 1;
-    add_option= FALSE;
-    break;
-  case 'Y':
-    opt_skip_mysql_upgrade= 1;
-    add_option= FALSE;
-    break;
   }
 
   if (add_option)
@@ -771,9 +754,31 @@ static int run_mysqlcheck_upgrade(void)
                   NULL);
 }
 
+#define EVENTS_STRUCT_LEN 7000
+
+static my_bool is_mysql()
+{
+  my_bool ret= TRUE;
+  DYNAMIC_STRING ds_events_struct;
+
+  if (init_dynamic_string(&ds_events_struct, NULL,
+                          EVENTS_STRUCT_LEN, EVENTS_STRUCT_LEN))
+    die("Out of memory");
+
+  if (run_query("show create table mysql.event",
+                &ds_events_struct, FALSE) ||
+      strstr(ds_events_struct.str, "IGNORE_BAD_TABLE_OPTIONS") != NULL)
+    ret= FALSE;
+  else
+    verbose("MySQL upgrade detected");
+
+  dynstr_free(&ds_events_struct);
+  return(ret);
+}
+
 static int run_mysqlcheck_views(void)
 {
-  if (!opt_mysql_upgrade)
+  if (!is_mysql())
     return 0;
   verbose("Phase 0: Fixing views");
   print_conn_args("mysqlcheck");
@@ -962,28 +967,6 @@ static int check_version_match(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
-#define EVENTS_STRUCT_LEN 7000
-
-my_bool is_mysql()
-{
-  my_bool ret= TRUE;
-  DYNAMIC_STRING ds_events_struct;
-
-  if (init_dynamic_string(&ds_events_struct, NULL,
-                          EVENTS_STRUCT_LEN, EVENTS_STRUCT_LEN))
-    die("Out of memory");
-
-  if (run_query("show create table mysql.event",
-                &ds_events_struct, FALSE) ||
-      strstr(ds_events_struct.str, "IGNORE_BAD_TABLE_OPTIONS") != NULL)
-    ret= FALSE;
-  else
-    verbose("MySQL upgrade detected");
-
-  dynstr_free(&ds_events_struct);
-  return(ret);
-}
-
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -1053,14 +1036,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   if (opt_version_check && check_version_match())
     die("Upgrade failed");
 
-  if (!opt_systables_only && !opt_skip_mysql_upgrade)
-  {
-    if (!opt_mysql_upgrade)
-      opt_mysql_upgrade= is_mysql();
-  }
-  else
-    opt_mysql_upgrade= 0;
-
   /*
     Run "mysqlcheck" and "mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql"
   */