diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/cli/build.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/cli/build.rb
index 63bf394c..d9a55fa3 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/cli/build.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/cli/build.rb
@@ -16,16 +16,11 @@ module Middleman::Cli
     namespace :build
     
     desc "build [options]", "Builds the static site for deployment"
-    method_option :relative, 
-      :type    => :boolean, 
-      :aliases => "-r", 
-      :default => false, 
-      :desc    => 'Force relative urls'
     method_option :clean, 
       :type    => :boolean, 
       :aliases => "-c", 
       :default => false, 
-      :desc    => 'Removes orpahand files or directories from build'
+      :desc    => 'Removes orphaned files or directories from build'
     method_option :glob, 
       :type    => :string, 
       :aliases => "-g", 
@@ -46,10 +41,6 @@ module Middleman::Cli
       
       self.class.shared_instance(options["verbose"] || false)
       
-      if options.has_key?("relative") && options["relative"]
-        self.class.shared_instance.activate :relative_assets
-      end
-    
       self.class.shared_rack
 
       opts = {}