diff --git a/bin/ansible b/bin/ansible
index 0189355ddbf..86a91d0b492 100755
--- a/bin/ansible
+++ b/bin/ansible
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ class Cli(object):
 
         if options.su_user or options.ask_su_pass:
             options.su = True
-        elif options.sudo_user or options.ask_sudo_pass:
-            options.sudo = True
         options.sudo_user = options.sudo_user or C.DEFAULT_SUDO_USER
         options.su_user = options.su_user or C.DEFAULT_SU_USER
         if options.tree: