diff --git a/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py b/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
index 837f7c2ea6b..85e17217219 100644
--- a/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
+++ b/Lib/CGIHTTPServer.py
@@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ def executable(path):
 
 def test(HandlerClass = CGIHTTPRequestHandler,
 	 ServerClass = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer):
-    import sys
-    if sys.argv[1:2] == ['-r']:
-	db = MyArchive()
-	db.regenindices()
-	return
     SimpleHTTPServer.test(HandlerClass, ServerClass)