diff --git a/tests/compare_reco_pixel_pkl.py b/tests/compare_reco_pixel_pkl.py
index 51991f75c..e5a4a55b1 100644
--- a/tests/compare_reco_pixel_pkl.py
+++ b/tests/compare_reco_pixel_pkl.py
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ def main():
         action="store_true",
         help="'assert' the results",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(  # TODO: remove?
-        "--disqualify-zero-energy-pixels",
-        default=False,
-        action="store_true",
-        help='whether a zero-energy pixel value "disqualifies" the entire pixel\'s numerical results',
-    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     logging_tools.log_argparse_args(args, logger=logger, level="WARNING")
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@ def load_from_out_pkl(out_pkl_fpath: Path) -> SkyScanResult:
         args.do_assert,
         args.diff_out_dir,
         logger,
-        args.disqualify_zero_energy_pixels,  # TODO: remove?
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/compare_scan_results.py b/tests/compare_scan_results.py
index a0497461a..ad265146d 100644
--- a/tests/compare_scan_results.py
+++ b/tests/compare_scan_results.py
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ def main():
         action="store_true",
         help="'assert' the results",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(  # TODO: remove?
-        "--disqualify-zero-energy-pixels",
-        default=False,
-        action="store_true",
-        help='whether a zero-energy pixel value "disqualifies" the entire pixel\'s numerical results',
-    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     logging_tools.log_argparse_args(args, logger=logger, level="WARNING")
@@ -78,7 +72,6 @@ def main():
         args.do_assert,
         args.diff_out_dir,
         logger,
-        args.disqualify_zero_energy_pixels,  # TODO: remove?
     )
 
 
@@ -90,7 +83,6 @@ def compare_then_exit(
     do_assert: bool,
     diff_out_dir: str,
     logger: logging.Logger,
-    do_disqualify_zero_energy_pixels: bool,  # TODO: remove?
 ) -> None:
     """Compare the results, dump a json diff file, and sys.exit."""
     dump_json_diff = (
@@ -101,7 +93,6 @@ def compare_then_exit(
     close = actual.is_close(
         expected,
         dump_json_diff=dump_json_diff,
-        do_disqualify_zero_energy_pixels=do_disqualify_zero_energy_pixels,  # TODO: remove?
     )
     equal = actual == expected