diff --git a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
index d99614d9..246c19dc 100644
--- a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
+++ b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ void createNanoTDF(
             @Option(names = { "-f", "--file" }, defaultValue = Option.NULL_VALUE) Optional<File> file,
             @Option(names = { "-k", "--kas-url" }, required = true) List<String> kas,
             @Option(names = { "-m", "--metadata" }, defaultValue = Option.NULL_VALUE) Optional<String> metadata,
-            @Option(names = { "-a", "--attr" }, defaultValue = Option.NULL_VALUE) Optional<String> attributes,
-            @Option(names = { "--ecdsa-binding" }, defaultValue = Option.NULL_VALUE) Optional<Boolean> ecdsaBinding)
+            @Option(names = { "-a", "--attr" }, defaultValue = Option.NULL_VALUE) Optional<String> attributes)
             throws Exception {
 
         var sdk = buildSDK();
@@ -308,9 +307,6 @@ void createNanoTDF(
         attributes.ifPresent(attr -> {
             configs.add(Config.witDataAttributes(attr.split(",")));
         });
-        if (ecdsaBinding.orElse(false)) {
-            configs.add(Config.WithECDSAPolicyBinding());
-        };
 
         var nanoTDFConfig = Config.newNanoTDFConfig(configs.toArray(Consumer[]::new));
         try (var in = file.isEmpty() ? new BufferedInputStream(System.in) : new FileInputStream(file.get())) {