diff --git a/Rules.mk b/Rules.mk
index 707c2cd29..d467c1a10 100644
--- a/Rules.mk
+++ b/Rules.mk
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ help:
 	@echo '  test_go_megacheck       - Run the `megacheck` vetting tool'
 	@echo '  test_sharness_short     - Run short sharness tests'
 	@echo '  test_sharness_expensive - Run all sharness tests'
-	@echo '  test_sharness_race'
 	@echo '  coverage     - Collects coverage info from unit tests and sharness'
 	@echo
 .PHONY: help
diff --git a/test/sharness/Rules.mk b/test/sharness/Rules.mk
index 188cb50cb..e98e2c782 100644
--- a/test/sharness/Rules.mk
+++ b/test/sharness/Rules.mk
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ test_sharness_expensive: export TEST_EXPENSIVE=1
 test_sharness_expensive: test_sharness_short
 .PHONY: test_sharness_expensive
 
-test_sharness_race: GOFLAGS += -race
-.PHONY: test_sharness_race
-
 TEST += test_sharness_expensive
 TEST_SHORT += test_sharness_short