diff --git a/prescient/engine/egret/egret_plugin.py b/prescient/engine/egret/egret_plugin.py
index 106ad1c8..f7588778 100644
--- a/prescient/engine/egret/egret_plugin.py
+++ b/prescient/engine/egret/egret_plugin.py
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ def create_sced_instance(data_provider:DataProvider,
 
     _ensure_reserve_factor_honored(options, sced_md, range(sced_horizon))
 
-    ## TODO: propogate relax_t0_ramping_initial_day into this function
-    ## if relaxing initial ramping, we need to relax it in the first SCED as well
-    assert options.relax_t0_ramping_initial_day is False
-
     # Set generator commitments & future state
     for g, g_dict in sced_md.elements(element_type='generator', generator_type='thermal'):
         # Start by preparing an empty array of the correct size for each generator
diff --git a/prescient/simulator/master_options.py b/prescient/simulator/master_options.py
index 80aad49e..7717d558 100644
--- a/prescient/simulator/master_options.py
+++ b/prescient/simulator/master_options.py
@@ -384,13 +384,6 @@ def _construct_inner_options_parser():
                                          type='string',
                                          default='aCHP')
 
-    solver_simulation_options.add_option('--relax-t0-ramping-initial-day',
-                                         help="Relax t0 ramping for the initial RUC. Ignored for PH.",
-                                         action='store_true',
-                                         dest='relax_t0_ramping_initial_day',
-                                         default=False)
-
-                              
 # # PRESCIENT_OUTPUT_OPTIONS
 
     output_simulation_options.add_option('--verbose',