diff --git a/mmdebstrap b/mmdebstrap
index 932bc0e..a5c690c 100755
--- a/mmdebstrap
+++ b/mmdebstrap
@@ -4986,7 +4986,6 @@ sub main() {
                     '--ignore-time-conflict', '--no-options',
                     '--no-default-keyring',   '--homedir',
                     $gpghome,                 '--no-auto-check-trustdb',
-                    '--trust-model',          'always'
                 );
                 my ($ret, $message);
                 {