diff --git a/src/laue_dials/command_line/find_spots.py b/src/laue_dials/command_line/find_spots.py
index f622b32..123f4a5 100644
--- a/src/laue_dials/command_line/find_spots.py
+++ b/src/laue_dials/command_line/find_spots.py
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 
 spotfinder_phil = libtbx.phil.parse(
     """
-spotfinder {
-  force_2d = True
-}
-
 output {
   shoeboxes = False
 }