diff --git a/lib/asn1.js b/lib/asn1.js
index c142f635..44ee5d43 100644
--- a/lib/asn1.js
+++ b/lib/asn1.js
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ function _fromDer(bytes, remaining, depth, options) {
         start = bytes.length();
         var subOptions = {
           // enforce strict mode to avoid parsing ASN.1 from plain data
-          verbose: options.verbose,
           strict: true,
           decodeBitStrings: true
         };