diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.cpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.cpp
index b4d10e0ee3..89aa9064e5 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,6 @@ RTCCompileProgram::RTCCompileProgram(std::string name_) : RTCProgram(name_), fgp
   compile_options_.push_back("-fms-compatibility");
 #endif
   AppendCompileOptions();
-
-  exe_options_.push_back("-O3");
 }
 
 bool RTCCompileProgram::addSource(const std::string& source, const std::string& name) {
diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.hpp b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.hpp
index 5e196b7def..aae8b64f47 100644
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/src/hiprtc/hiprtcInternal.hpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ class RTCProgram {
   std::vector<char> executable_;
 
   amd_comgr_data_set_t exec_input_;
-  std::vector<std::string> exe_options_;
 };
 
 class RTCCompileProgram : public RTCProgram {