diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1848ea6..6f0e5ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
         RUSTC_WRAPPER: ""
-        RUSTFLAGS: "-Cinstrument-coverage -Zcoverage-options=branch -Ccodegen-units=1 -Copt-level=0 -Clink-dead-code -Coverflow-checks=off -Zpanic_abort_tests -Cpanic=abort"
+        RUSTFLAGS: "-Cinstrument-coverage -Zcoverage-options=branch -Ccodegen-units=1 -Copt-level=0 -Coverflow-checks=off -Zpanic_abort_tests -Cpanic=abort"
         RUSTDOCFLAGS: "-Cpanic=abort"
         LLVM_PROFILE_FILE: "diffutils-%p-%m.profraw"
     - name: "`grcov` ~ install"