diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c17263b0092623247dfa62f81a760c17da56c1f..57a03f32fab8cb3c22936c107833565eb52b32cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ options:
                                          'read-or-save' - read if found, save otherwise (don't overwrite)
                                          'overwrite' - don't read, always save
                                          'ignore' - don't read and don't save
-  --deobf-rewrite-cfg                 - set '--deobf-cfg-file-mode' to 'overwrite' (deprecated)
   --deobf-use-sourcename              - use source file name as class name alias
   --deobf-parse-kotlin-metadata       - parse kotlin metadata to class and package names
   --use-kotlin-methods-for-var-names  - use kotlin intrinsic methods to rename variables, values: disable, apply, apply-and-hide, default: apply
diff --git a/jadx-cli/src/main/java/jadx/cli/JadxCLIArgs.java b/jadx-cli/src/main/java/jadx/cli/JadxCLIArgs.java
index 1c45d860c614f1c150394c89e0494a4d9c3bd82f..b80c783bbe7ec72747393dbccebcf5cb45b4612c 100644
--- a/jadx-cli/src/main/java/jadx/cli/JadxCLIArgs.java
+++ b/jadx-cli/src/main/java/jadx/cli/JadxCLIArgs.java
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ public class JadxCLIArgs {
 	)
 	protected DeobfuscationMapFileMode deobfuscationMapFileMode = DeobfuscationMapFileMode.READ;
 
-	@Parameter(names = { "--deobf-rewrite-cfg" }, description = "set '--deobf-cfg-file-mode' to 'overwrite' (deprecated)")
-	protected boolean deobfuscationForceSave = false;
-
 	@Parameter(names = { "--deobf-use-sourcename" }, description = "use source file name as class name alias")
 	protected boolean deobfuscationUseSourceNameAsAlias = false;
 
@@ -259,11 +256,7 @@ public class JadxCLIArgs {
 		args.setReplaceConsts(replaceConsts);
 		args.setDeobfuscationOn(deobfuscationOn);
 		args.setDeobfuscationMapFile(FileUtils.toFile(deobfuscationMapFile));
-		if (deobfuscationForceSave) {
-			args.setDeobfuscationMapFileMode(DeobfuscationMapFileMode.OVERWRITE);
-		} else {
-			args.setDeobfuscationMapFileMode(deobfuscationMapFileMode);
-		}
+		args.setDeobfuscationMapFileMode(deobfuscationMapFileMode);
 		args.setDeobfuscationMinLength(deobfuscationMinLength);
 		args.setDeobfuscationMaxLength(deobfuscationMaxLength);
 		args.setUseSourceNameAsClassAlias(deobfuscationUseSourceNameAsAlias);
@@ -377,10 +370,6 @@ public class JadxCLIArgs {
 		return deobfuscationMapFileMode;
 	}
 
-	public boolean isDeobfuscationForceSave() {
-		return deobfuscationForceSave;
-	}
-
 	public boolean isDeobfuscationUseSourceNameAsAlias() {
 		return deobfuscationUseSourceNameAsAlias;
 	}
diff --git a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
index bdbde34d08e2498c4ff5d700087194719a91a945..00f3f6991636db716df0474914bfaf60d6f14e76 100644
--- a/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
+++ b/jadx-gui/src/main/java/jadx/gui/settings/JadxSettings.java
@@ -695,11 +695,7 @@ public class JadxSettings extends JadxCLIArgs {
 			fromVersion++;
 		}
 		if (fromVersion == 15) {
-			if (deobfuscationForceSave) {
-				deobfuscationMapFileMode = DeobfuscationMapFileMode.OVERWRITE;
-			} else {
-				deobfuscationMapFileMode = DeobfuscationMapFileMode.READ;
-			}
+			deobfuscationMapFileMode = DeobfuscationMapFileMode.READ;
 			fromVersion++;
 		}
 		if (fromVersion == 16) {