diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/edit/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/edit/root.go
index 2e265a60..0fcc47a2 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/edit/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/edit/root.go
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ var (
 			return list, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
 		},
 	}
-	ListFiles  bool
 	CreateDirs bool
 	PermMode   int32
 )
 
 func init() {
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&ListFiles, "files", "f", false, "List files contained within a given overlay")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&CreateDirs, "parents", "p", false, "Create any necessary parent directories")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().Int32VarP(&PermMode, "mode", "m", 0755, "Permission mode for directory")
 }