diff --git a/builtin/bisect--helper.c b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
index 7ad9b4d55b..d69e13335d 100644
--- a/builtin/bisect--helper.c
+++ b/builtin/bisect--helper.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_first_parent, "BISECT_FIRST_PARENT")
 
 static const char * const git_bisect_helper_usage[] = {
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-reset [<commit>]"),
-	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-check-and-set-terms <command> <good_term> <bad_term>"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check <good_term> <bad_term> [<term>]"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-terms [--term-good | --term-old | --term-bad | --term-new]"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-start [--term-{new,bad}=<term> --term-{old,good}=<term>]"
@@ -1032,7 +1031,6 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	enum {
 		BISECT_RESET = 1,
-		CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS,
 		BISECT_NEXT_CHECK,
 		BISECT_TERMS,
 		BISECT_START,
@@ -1047,8 +1045,6 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-reset", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("reset the bisection state"), BISECT_RESET),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "check-and-set-terms", &cmdmode,
-			 N_("check and set terms in a bisection state"), CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-next-check", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("check whether bad or good terms exist"), BISECT_NEXT_CHECK),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-terms", &cmdmode,
@@ -1084,12 +1080,6 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			return error(_("--bisect-reset requires either no argument or a commit"));
 		res = bisect_reset(argc ? argv[0] : NULL);
 		break;
-	case CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS:
-		if (argc != 3)
-			return error(_("--check-and-set-terms requires 3 arguments"));
-		set_terms(&terms, argv[2], argv[1]);
-		res = check_and_set_terms(&terms, argv[0]);
-		break;
 	case BISECT_NEXT_CHECK:
 		if (argc != 2 && argc != 3)
 			return error(_("--bisect-next-check requires 2 or 3 arguments"));