diff --git a/crates/iota/genesis.md b/crates/iota/genesis.md
index ea9267cb595..d0e9fb9768b 100644
--- a/crates/iota/genesis.md
+++ b/crates/iota/genesis.md
@@ -94,12 +94,10 @@ stake to validators.
 The resulting distribution schedule is amended only if any migration sources are
 passed in the "Build Genesis" step.
 
-The `pre_minted_supply` of the network can also be set.
 
 ```
 $ iota genesis-ceremony init-token-distribution-schedule \
-    --token-allocations-path <path-to-token-allocations-csv-file> \
-    --pre-minted-supply <# of iota coins in nanos>
+    --token-allocations-path <path-to-token-allocations-csv-file>
 $ git add .
 $ git commit -m "initialize token distribution schedule"
 $ git push
diff --git a/crates/iota/src/genesis_ceremony.rs b/crates/iota/src/genesis_ceremony.rs
index 45b1b3dbe1c..162acf416ce 100644
--- a/crates/iota/src/genesis_ceremony.rs
+++ b/crates/iota/src/genesis_ceremony.rs
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ pub enum CeremonyCommand {
     },
     /// Initialize token distribution schedule.
     InitTokenDistributionSchedule {
-        #[clap(
-            long,
-            help = "The amount of any pre-minted supply",
-            default_value_t = 0
-        )]
-        pre_minted_supply: u64,
         #[clap(
             long,
             help = "The path to the csv file with the token allocations",
@@ -167,12 +161,10 @@ pub async fn run(cmd: Ceremony) -> Result<()> {
         }
 
         CeremonyCommand::InitTokenDistributionSchedule {
-            pre_minted_supply,
             token_allocations_path,
         } => {
             let mut builder = Builder::load(&dir).await?;
             let mut schedule_builder = TokenDistributionScheduleBuilder::new();
-            schedule_builder.set_pre_minted_supply(pre_minted_supply);
 
             let token_allocations_csv = File::open(token_allocations_path)?;
             let mut reader = csv::Reader::from_reader(token_allocations_csv);
diff --git a/docs/content/references/cli/ceremony.mdx b/docs/content/references/cli/ceremony.mdx
index 9d97212d06c..acabf49ca33 100644
--- a/docs/content/references/cli/ceremony.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/references/cli/ceremony.mdx
@@ -143,12 +143,9 @@ stake to validators.
 The resulting distribution schedule is amended only if any migration sources are
 passed in the "Build the Unsigned Checkpoint" step.
 
-The `pre_minted_supply` of the network can also be set.
-
 ```shell
 $ iota genesis-ceremony init-token-distribution-schedule \
-    --token-allocations-path <path-to-token-allocations-csv-file> \
-    --pre-minted-supply <# of iota coins in nanos>
+    --token-allocations-path <path-to-token-allocations-csv-file>
 ```
 
 ### Validate the Genesis State