diff --git a/terminator b/terminator
index 24936496..9727a9ed 100755
--- a/terminator
+++ b/terminator
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 # (the -x argument for example)
                 if OPTIONS.working_directory is None:
                     OPTIONS.working_directory = ORIGCWD
-                optionslist = {}
-                for opt, val in list(OPTIONS.__dict__.items()):
-                    if type(val) == type([]):
-                        val = ' '.join(val)
-                    if val == True:
-                        val = 'True'
-                    optionslist[opt] = val and '%s'%val or ''
                 optionslist = dbus.Dictionary(dbus_options, signature='ss')
                 if OPTIONS.new_tab:
                     dbg('Requesting a new tab')