diff --git a/scripts/mescc.in b/scripts/mescc.in
index 176d95ea..255c22f5 100644
--- a/scripts/mescc.in
+++ b/scripts/mescc.in
@@ -41,20 +41,6 @@ if [ ! -f $bindir/mescc.scm ]; then
    bindir=$(dirname $0)
 fi
 
-# Workaround for second getopt-long parsing by Mes' boot-0.scm.
-args=""
-for i in "$@"; do
-    case "$i" in
-        -[a-zA-Z]) args="$args $i";;
-        -D[a-zA-Z]*) args="$args -D ${i:2}";;
-        -I[a-zA-Z]*) args="$args -I ${i:2}";;
-        -L[a-zA-Z]*) args="$args -L ${i:2}";;
-        -l[a-zA-Z]*) args="$args -l ${i:2}";;
-        -dumpmachine|-fno-builtin|-nodefaultlibs|-nostartfiles|-nostdinc|-nostdlib|-std=*) args="$args -$i";;
-        *) args="$args $i";;
-    esac
-done
-
 sep=
 if [ "$(basename ${SCHEME-$MES})" = "mes" ]; then
     sep=--
@@ -68,6 +54,3 @@ ${SCHEME-$MES} \
     $bindir/mescc.scm\
     $sep\
     "$@"
-
-# ..but using -- "$@" that seems no longer necessary!
-#    $args