diff --git a/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/GenerateModelStageMain.scala b/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/GenerateModelStageMain.scala
index b40b2f92..08cd8d04 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/GenerateModelStageMain.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/GenerateModelStageMain.scala
@@ -36,17 +36,7 @@ private class GenerateModelStageMain(annotations: AnnotationSeq) extends LazyLog
   }
 
   def executeStageMain(): Unit = {
-    val appendedAnnotations = annotations
-      .filter(_ match {
-        case CompilerNameAnnotation(_) => true
-        case _                         => false
-      })
-      .map(_ match {
-        case CompilerNameAnnotation("low") => Some(RunFirrtlTransformAnnotation(Dependency[ExtraLowTransforms]))
-        case _                             => None
-      })
-      .flatten
-    val annos = new FirrtlStage().execute(Array.empty, annotations ++ appendedAnnotations)
+    val annos = new FirrtlStage().execute(Array.empty, annotations)
 
     annos.collectFirst { case FirrtlCircuitAnnotation(circuit) => circuit } match {
       case Some(circuit) =>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/stage/TapeoutStage.scala b/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/stage/TapeoutStage.scala
index 606f1923..14b57e3e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/stage/TapeoutStage.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/barstools/tapeout/transforms/stage/TapeoutStage.scala
@@ -28,31 +28,12 @@ object OutAnnoAnnotation extends HasShellOptions {
   )
 }
 
-case class CompilerNameAnnotation(name: String) extends NoTargetAnnotation with TapeoutOption
-
-// duplicate of firrtl.stage.CompilerAnnotation but needed so that you can have a
-// CompilerAnnotation to match on when adding new transforms
-object DuplicateCompilerAnnotation extends HasShellOptions {
-  val options: Seq[ShellOption[_]] = Seq(
-    new ShellOption[String](
-      longOption = "duplicate-compiler",
-      shortOption = Some("DX"),
-      toAnnotationSeq = (s: String) => {
-        Seq(CompilerNameAnnotation(s))
-      },
-      helpText = "duplicate-compiler",
-      helpValueName = Some("same as --compiler FIRRTL flag")
-    )
-  )
-}
-
 trait TapeoutCli {
   this: Shell =>
   parser.note("Tapeout specific options")
 
   Seq(
     OutAnnoAnnotation,
-    DuplicateCompilerAnnotation
   ).foreach(_.addOptions(parser))
 }