diff --git a/tools/test.py b/tools/test.py
index 18188e7b00f912..c8edca2b991ad2 100755
--- a/tools/test.py
+++ b/tools/test.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import copy
 
 from os.path import join, dirname, abspath, basename, isdir, exists
-from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 from datetime import datetime
 from Queue import Queue, Empty
 
@@ -866,14 +865,6 @@ def __init__(self, workspace, buildspace, verbose, vm, args, expect_fail,
     self.repeat = repeat
 
   def GetVm(self, arch, mode):
-    parser = BuildOptions()
-    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
-    if not ProcessOptions(options):
-      parser.print_help()
-      return 1
-    if options.path:
-      name = find_executable("node")
-      return name
     if arch == 'none':
       name = 'out/Debug/node' if mode == 'debug' else 'out/Release/node'
     else:
@@ -1394,8 +1385,6 @@ def BuildOptions():
   result.add_option('--repeat',
       help='Number of times to repeat given tests',
       default=1, type="int")
-  result.add_option('--path',
-      help='Use node in the path rather than out/Release', default=False, action="store_true")
   return result