diff --git a/processing/pre/seeds_fromRandom.py b/processing/pre/seeds_fromRandom.py
index b17335e03..84c140933 100755
--- a/processing/pre/seeds_fromRandom.py
+++ b/processing/pre/seeds_fromRandom.py
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@ group.add_option( '-s',
                   '--selective',
                   action = 'store_true',
                   dest   = 'selective',
-                  help   = 'selective picking of seed points from random seed points [%default]')
-group.add_option( '--force',
-                  action = 'store_true',
-                  dest   = 'force',
-                  help   = 'try selective picking despite large seed point number [%default]')
+                  help   = 'selective picking of seed points from random seed points')
 group.add_option( '--distance',
                   dest = 'distance',
                   type = 'float', metavar = 'float',
@@ -115,7 +111,6 @@ parser.set_defaults(randomSeed = None,
                     sigma = 0.05,
                     microstructure = 1,
                     selective = False,
-                    force = False,
                     distance = 0.2,
                     numCandidates = 10,
                     format = None,
@@ -148,10 +143,11 @@ for name in filenames:
   errors  = []
   if gridSize == 0:
     errors.append('zero grid dimension for {}.'.format(', '.join([['a','b','c'][x] for x in np.where(options.grid == 0)[0]])))
-  if options.N > gridSize/10.: errors.append('seed count exceeds 0.1 of grid points.')
+  if options.N > gridSize/10.:
+    remarks.append('seed count exceeds 0.1 of grid points.')
   if options.selective and 4./3.*math.pi*(options.distance/2.)**3*options.N > 0.5:
-    (remarks if options.force else errors).append('maximum recommended seed point count for given distance is {}.{}'.
-                             format(int(3./8./math.pi/(options.distance/2.)**3),'..'*options.force))
+    remarks.append('maximum recommended seed point count for given distance is {}.{}'.
+                   format(int(3./8./math.pi/(options.distance/2.)**3)))
 
   if remarks != []: damask.util.croak(remarks)
   if errors  != []: