diff --git a/simple-ca.sh b/simple-ca.sh
index 631a703..2519de2 100755
--- a/simple-ca.sh
+++ b/simple-ca.sh
@@ -64,14 +64,7 @@ function make_ca() {
                     return 1
                 fi
                 CA_FILE_PREFIX="$2"
-                shift 2
-                ;;
-            --path-len)
-                if [[ -z "$2" || ! "$2" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-                    echo "ERROR: Invalid value for --path-len. Must be a non-negative integer." >&2
-                    return 1
-                fi
-                PATHLEN="$2"
+                PATHLEN=1
                 shift 2
                 ;;
             *)