diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 31f02cb20..b04341e39 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -487,9 +487,6 @@ HELP_REQUESTED = False
 if ('-h' in command_line_args) or ('--help' in command_line_args):
     HELP_REQUESTED = True
 
-if ('install' not in command_line_args) and ('-c' in command_line_args) or ('--clean' in command_line_args):
-    HELP_REQUESTED = True
-
 if 'configure' in command_line_args and not HELP_REQUESTED:
     force_configure = True
 elif HELP_REQUESTED: