diff --git a/include/sta/Sta.hh b/include/sta/Sta.hh
index 40de4f34..e1dfdafd 100644
--- a/include/sta/Sta.hh
+++ b/include/sta/Sta.hh
@@ -1070,7 +1070,6 @@ public:
 		float coupling_cap_factor,
 		ReduceParasiticsTo reduce_to,
 		bool delete_after_reduce,
-		bool save,
 		bool quiet);
   // Parasitics.
   void findPiElmore(Pin *drvr_pin,
diff --git a/parasitics/Parasitics.i b/parasitics/Parasitics.i
index f0780c8c..0ca3cf54 100644
--- a/parasitics/Parasitics.i
+++ b/parasitics/Parasitics.i
@@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ read_spef_cmd(const char *filename,
 	      float coupling_cap_factor,
 	      ReduceParasiticsTo reduce_to,
 	      bool delete_after_reduce,
-	      bool quiet,
-	      bool save)
+	      bool quiet)
 {
   cmdLinkedNetwork();
   return Sta::sta()->readSpef(filename, instance, min_max,
 			      increment, pin_cap_included,
 			      keep_coupling_caps, coupling_cap_factor,
-			      reduce_to, delete_after_reduce,
-			      save, quiet);
+			      reduce_to, delete_after_reduce, quiet);
 }
 
 TmpFloatSeq *
diff --git a/parasitics/Parasitics.tcl b/parasitics/Parasitics.tcl
index a6a14cf2..942ff4bd 100644
--- a/parasitics/Parasitics.tcl
+++ b/parasitics/Parasitics.tcl
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ namespace eval sta {
 define_cmd_args "read_spef" \
   {[-min]\
      [-max]\
-     [-elmore]\
      [-path path]\
      [-increment]\
      [-pin_cap_included]\
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ define_cmd_args "read_spef" \
 proc_redirect read_spef {
   parse_key_args "read_spef" args \
     keys {-path -coupling_reduction_factor -reduce_to} \
-    flags {-min -max -elmore -increment -pin_cap_included \
+    flags {-min -max -increment -pin_cap_included \
 	     -keep_capacitive_coupling \
 	     -delete_after_reduce -quiet -save}
   check_argc_eq1 "report_spef" $args
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ proc_redirect read_spef {
   set filename $args
   return [read_spef_cmd $filename $instance $min_max $increment \
 	    $pin_cap_included $keep_coupling_caps $coupling_reduction_factor \
-	    $reduce_to $delete_after_reduce \
-	    $save $quiet]
+	    $reduce_to $delete_after_reduce $quiet]
 }
 
 # set_pi_model [-min] [-max] drvr_pin c2 rpi c1
diff --git a/parasitics/SpefReader.cc b/parasitics/SpefReader.cc
index 3980a5b1..7f00908e 100644
--- a/parasitics/SpefReader.cc
+++ b/parasitics/SpefReader.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ readSpefFile(const char *filename,
 	     const OperatingConditions *op_cond,
 	     const Corner *corner,
 	     const MinMax *cnst_min_max,
-	     bool save,
 	     bool quiet,
 	     Report *report,
 	     Network *network,
@@ -76,8 +75,6 @@ readSpefFile(const char *filename,
   }
   else
     throw FileNotReadable(filename);
-  if (success && save)
-    parasitics->save();
   return success;
 }
 
diff --git a/parasitics/SpefReader.hh b/parasitics/SpefReader.hh
index b743c1f7..75e04c0e 100644
--- a/parasitics/SpefReader.hh
+++ b/parasitics/SpefReader.hh
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ readSpefFile(const char *filename,
 	     const OperatingConditions *op_cond,
 	     const Corner *corner,
 	     const MinMax *cnst_min_max,
-	     bool save,
 	     bool quiet,
 	     Report *report,
 	     Network *network,
diff --git a/search/Sta.cc b/search/Sta.cc
index 11bcae61..b3c83c87 100644
--- a/search/Sta.cc
+++ b/search/Sta.cc
@@ -3576,7 +3576,6 @@ Sta::readSpef(const char *filename,
 	      float coupling_cap_factor,
 	      ReduceParasiticsTo reduce_to,
 	      bool delete_after_reduce,
-	      bool save,
 	      bool quiet)
 {
   Corner *corner = cmd_corner_;
@@ -3598,7 +3597,7 @@ Sta::readSpef(const char *filename,
 			      pin_cap_included,
 			      keep_coupling_caps, coupling_cap_factor,
 			      reduce_to, delete_after_reduce,
-			      op_cond, corner, cnst_min_max, save, quiet,
+			      op_cond, corner, cnst_min_max, quiet,
 			      report_, network_, parasitics_);
   graph_delay_calc_->delaysInvalid();
   search_->arrivalsInvalid();