diff --git a/src/timeman.cpp b/src/timeman.cpp
index d27962b7..a61c36d7 100644
--- a/src/timeman.cpp
+++ b/src/timeman.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ TimeManagement Time; // Our global time management object
 
 void TimeManagement::init(Search::LimitsType& limits, Color us, int ply) {
 
-  TimePoint minThinkingTime = TimePoint(Options["Minimum Thinking Time"]);
   TimePoint moveOverhead    = TimePoint(Options["Move Overhead"]);
   TimePoint slowMover       = TimePoint(Options["Slow Mover"]);
   TimePoint npmsec          = TimePoint(Options["nodestime"]);
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ void TimeManagement::init(Search::LimitsType& limits, Color us, int ply) {
   }
 
   // Never use more than 80% of the available time for this move
-  optimumTime = std::max(minThinkingTime, TimePoint(opt_scale * timeLeft));
+  optimumTime = TimePoint(opt_scale * timeLeft);
   maximumTime = TimePoint(std::min(0.8 * limits.time[us] - moveOverhead, max_scale * optimumTime));
 
   if (Options["Ponder"])
diff --git a/src/ucioption.cpp b/src/ucioption.cpp
index 7037ea57..871edb29 100644
--- a/src/ucioption.cpp
+++ b/src/ucioption.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ void init(OptionsMap& o) {
   o["MultiPV"]               << Option(1, 1, 500);
   o["Skill Level"]           << Option(20, 0, 20);
   o["Move Overhead"]         << Option(10, 0, 5000);
-  o["Minimum Thinking Time"] << Option( 0, 0, 5000);
   o["Slow Mover"]            << Option(100, 10, 1000);
   o["nodestime"]             << Option(0, 0, 10000);
   o["UCI_Chess960"]          << Option(false);