diff --git a/lib/crypto.js b/lib/crypto.js
index 5b83a669c643d7..0c956ecd107b0a 100644
--- a/lib/crypto.js
+++ b/lib/crypto.js
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ const {
 const constants = internalBinding('constants').crypto;
 const { getOptionValue } = require('internal/options');
 const pendingDeprecation = getOptionValue('--pending-deprecation');
-const {
-  fipsMode,
-  fipsForced
-} = internalBinding('config');
+const { fipsMode } = internalBinding('config');
+const fipsForced = getOptionValue('--force-fips');
 const { getFipsCrypto, setFipsCrypto } = internalBinding('crypto');
 const {
   randomBytes,
diff --git a/src/node_config.cc b/src/node_config.cc
index 6e443230f74df3..7ecf70fdb6256a 100644
--- a/src/node_config.cc
+++ b/src/node_config.cc
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ static void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
 
 #ifdef NODE_FIPS_MODE
   READONLY_TRUE_PROPERTY(target, "fipsMode");
-  // TODO(addaleax): Use options parser variable instead.
-  if (per_process::cli_options->force_fips_crypto)
-    READONLY_TRUE_PROPERTY(target, "fipsForced");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef NODE_HAVE_I18N_SUPPORT