diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 8c72980..11be6f9 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int parse_config_file(const char *file) {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
-	int lockfd, force = 0;
+	int lockfd;
 	struct lockfile lock = LOCKFILE_INIT;
 	char filename[4096];
 
@@ -319,11 +319,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/%s",
 		env_get_dir(), "config");
 
-	/* Remove lockfile if forced */
-	if (argc > 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-f"))
-		force = 1;
-
-	lockfd = hold_lock(&lock, filename, force);
+	lockfd = hold_lock(&lock, filename);
 	if (lockfd < 0)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/dlhist.c b/dlhist.c
index cbfa4da..61f49f3 100644
--- a/dlhist.c
+++ b/dlhist.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int dlhist_open() {
 		"%s/%s", env_get_dir(), STORAGE_FILE);
 
 	/* try lockin the file */
-	if (hold_lock(&lock, filename, 0) < 0)
+	if (hold_lock(&lock, filename) < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	fd = open(filename, O_CREAT | O_RDONLY, 0600);
diff --git a/lockfile.c b/lockfile.c
index 9e6f463..181ea9f 100644
--- a/lockfile.c
+++ b/lockfile.c
@@ -109,13 +109,10 @@ static double get_lock_time(const char *path) {
 	return difftime(time(NULL), st.st_ctime);
 }
 
-static int open_lock(const char *path, int force) {
+static int open_lock(const char *path) {
 
 	int fd, mask = O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT | O_EXCL;
 
-	if (force)
-		mask &= ~O_EXCL;
-
 	fd = open(path, mask, 0600);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		/* Force open if lockfile exists
@@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ static int open_lock(const char *path, int force) {
 	return fd;
 }
 
-int hold_lock(struct lockfile *lock, const char *filename, int force) {
+int hold_lock(struct lockfile *lock, const char *filename) {
 
 	int rc;
 
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ int hold_lock(struct lockfile *lock, const char *filename, int force) {
 	if (rc > sizeof(lock->name))
 		return -1;
 
-	lock->fd = open_lock(lock->name, force);
+	lock->fd = open_lock(lock->name);
 	if (lock->fd < 0) {
 		if (errno == EEXIST)
 			return error("'%s' is locked", filename);
diff --git a/lockfile.h b/lockfile.h
index 1d9bba6..5d31725 100644
--- a/lockfile.h
+++ b/lockfile.h
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ struct lockfile {
 
 #define is_locked(x) ((x)->fd >= 0)
 
-int hold_lock(struct lockfile *lock, const char *filename, int force);
+int hold_lock(struct lockfile *lock, const char *filename);
 
 int commit_lock(struct lockfile *lock);
 
 int release_lock(struct lockfile *lock);
 
-#endif /* LOCKFILE_H */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* LOCKFILE_H */
diff --git a/proc-cache.c b/proc-cache.c
index 6a64cdd..72e24ff 100644
--- a/proc-cache.c
+++ b/proc-cache.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int proc_cache_open() {
 		"%s/%s", env_get_dir(), STORAGE_FILE);
 
 	/* try lockin the file */
-	if (hold_lock(&lock, filename, 0) < 0)
+	if (hold_lock(&lock, filename) < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	fd = open(filename, O_CREAT | O_RDONLY, 0600);