diff --git a/Lib/ufo2fdk/fdkBridge.py b/Lib/ufo2fdk/fdkBridge.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/Lib/ufo2fdk/fdkBridge.py
+++ b/Lib/ufo2fdk/fdkBridge.py
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ def checkOutlines(fontPath, removeOverlap=True, correctContourDirection=True):
         stderr, stdout = _execute(c)
         allStderr.append(stderr)
         allStdout.append(stdout)
-    if not removeOverlap and not correctContourDirection:
-        c = cmds + ["-O", fontPath]
-        stderr, stdout = _execute(c)
-        allStderr.append(stderr)
-        allStdout.append(stdout)
     return "\n".join(allStderr), "\n".join(allStdout)
 
 outlineCheckFirstLineRE = re.compile(
ignore checkoutlines and correct contour direction output from fdk