diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4209c84..ec12916 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ export AQUARIUS_VERSION=v2.0.0
 | `--no-provider`            | Start up Ocean without the `provider` Building Block.                                           |
 | `--no-ipfs`                | Start up Ocean without the `ipfs` Building Block                                                |
 | `--with-provider2`         | Runs a 2nd provider, on port 8031. This is required for ocean.js/ocean.py integration tests. 2nd Provider will use the same image and parameters (log_level, ipfs gateway, compute gateway, etc) as provider1, but has a different private key     |
-| `--no-ganache`             | Start up Ocean without the `ganache` Building Block.                                            |
 | `--no-dashboard`           | Start up Ocean without the `dashboard` Building Block.                                          |
 | `--with-rbac`              | Start up Ocean with RBAC Server                                                                 |
 | `--with-thegraph`          | Start up Ocean with graphnode,postgresql and deploys ocean-subgraph                             |
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index ffc3bdd..d389762 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -236,11 +236,6 @@ while :; do
             COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/thegraph.yml"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting with TheGraph...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
             ;;
-        --no-ganache)
-            COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/ganache.yml/}"
-            COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/ocean_contracts.yml/}"
-            printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Ganache...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET
-            ;;
         --no-aquarius)
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/aquarius.yml/}"
             printf $COLOR_Y'Starting without Aquarius...\n\n'$COLOR_RESET