--- a/src/jdk.packager/share/classes/jdk/packager/internal/Arguments.java	Thu Oct 18 18:04:05 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/jdk.packager/share/classes/jdk/packager/internal/Arguments.java	Thu Oct 18 21:04:15 2018 -0400
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
 
     private String mainJarPath = null;
 
-    private static boolean echo = false;
     private static boolean jreInstaller = false;
 
     private List<jdk.packager.internal.Bundler> platformBundlers = null;
@@ -295,11 +294,6 @@
 
         INSTALL_DIR ("install-dir", OptionCategories.PROPERTY),
 
-        ECHO_MODE ("echo-mode", OptionCategories.PROPERTY, () -> {
-            echo = true;
-            setOptionValue("echo-mode", true);
-        }),
-
         PREDEFINED_APP_IMAGE ("app-image", OptionCategories.PROPERTY, ()-> {
             setOptionValue("app-image", popArg());
             context().hasAppImage = true;
@@ -861,10 +855,6 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    public static boolean echoMode() {
-        return echo;
-    }
-
     public static boolean isJreInstaller() {
         return jreInstaller;
     }