diff --git a/propka/lib.py b/propka/lib.py
index 8f4d5c4..31b2880 100644
--- a/propka/lib.py
+++ b/propka/lib.py
@@ -224,14 +224,9 @@ def loadOptions(*args):
     Returns:
         argparse namespace
     """
-    from optparse import OptionParser
-
     # defining a 'usage' message
     usage = "usage: %prog [options] filename"
 
-    # creating a parser
-    parser = OptionParser(usage)
-
     # loading the parser
     parser = build_parser()