diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionCommitEditEngine.php b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionCommitEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionCommitEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionCommitEditEngine.php
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@
         case PhabricatorRepository::BECAUSE_NOT_ON_AUTOCLOSE_BRANCH:
           $desc = pht('No, Not Reachable from Permanent Ref');
           break;
-        case PhabricatorRepository::BECAUSE_AUTOCLOSE_FORCED:
-          $desc = pht('Yes, Forced Via bin/repository CLI Tool.');
-          break;
+        // Old commits which were manually reparsed with "--force-autoclose"
+        // may have this constant. This flag is no longer supported.
+        case 'auto/forced':
         case null:
           $desc = pht('Yes');
           break;
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/management/PhabricatorRepositoryManagementReparseWorkflow.php b/src/applications/repository/management/PhabricatorRepositoryManagementReparseWorkflow.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/management/PhabricatorRepositoryManagementReparseWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/management/PhabricatorRepositoryManagementReparseWorkflow.php
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@
             'help' => pht(
               'Reparse all steps which have not yet completed.'),
           ),
-          array(
-            'name'    => 'force-autoclose',
-            'help'    => pht(
-              'Only used with __%s__, use this to make sure any '.
-              'pertinent diffs are closed regardless of configuration.',
-              '--message'),
-          ),
         ));
 
   }
@@ -307,7 +300,6 @@
       $spec = array(
         'commitID'  => $commit->getID(),
         'only'      => !$importing,
-        'forceAutoclose' => $args->getArg('force-autoclose'),
       );
 
       if ($all_from_repo && !$force_local) {
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
   const BECAUSE_NOT_ON_AUTOCLOSE_BRANCH = 'auto/nobranch';
   const BECAUSE_BRANCH_UNTRACKED = 'auto/notrack';
   const BECAUSE_BRANCH_NOT_AUTOCLOSE = 'auto/noclose';
-  const BECAUSE_AUTOCLOSE_FORCED = 'auto/forced';
 
   const STATUS_ACTIVE = 'active';
   const STATUS_INACTIVE = 'inactive';
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/worker/commitmessageparser/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitMessageParserWorker.php b/src/applications/repository/worker/commitmessageparser/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitMessageParserWorker.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/worker/commitmessageparser/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitMessageParserWorker.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/worker/commitmessageparser/PhabricatorRepositoryCommitMessageParserWorker.php
@@ -162,20 +162,9 @@
     // aren't. Autoclose can be disabled for various reasons at the repository
     // or commit levels.
 
-    $force_autoclose = idx($this->getTaskData(), 'forceAutoclose', false);
-    if ($force_autoclose) {
-      $autoclose_reason = PhabricatorRepository::BECAUSE_AUTOCLOSE_FORCED;
-    } else {
-      $autoclose_reason = $repository->shouldSkipAutocloseCommit($commit);
-    }
+    $autoclose_reason = $repository->shouldSkipAutocloseCommit($commit);
     $data->setCommitDetail('autocloseReason', $autoclose_reason);
-    $should_autoclose = $force_autoclose ||
-                        $repository->shouldAutocloseCommit($commit);
-
-    // When updating related objects, we'll act under an omnipotent user to
-    // ensure we can see them, but take actions as either the committer or
-    // author (if we recognize their accounts) or the Diffusion application
-    // (if we do not).
+    $should_autoclose = $repository->shouldAutocloseCommit($commit);
 
     if ($should_autoclose) {
       $actor = PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser();