diff --git a/vcbuild.bat b/vcbuild.bat
index 4e86aaf337e641..ca0b0ce0c16f8f 100644
--- a/vcbuild.bat
+++ b/vcbuild.bat
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ if /i "%1"=="noetw"         set noetw=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="ltcg"          set ltcg=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="licensertf"    set licensertf=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="test"          set test_args=%test_args% -J %common_test_suites%&set lint_cpp=1&set lint_js=1&set lint_md=1&goto arg-ok
-if /i "%1"=="test-ci"       set test_args=%test_args% %test_ci_args% -p tap --logfile test.tap %common_test_suites%&set cctest_args=%cctest_args% --gtest_output=xml:out\junit\cctest.xml&goto arg-ok
+:: test-ci is deprecated
+if /i "%1"=="test-ci"       goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="build-addons"   set build_addons=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="build-js-native-api-tests"   set build_js_native_api_tests=1&goto arg-ok
 if /i "%1"=="build-node-api-tests"   set build_node_api_tests=1&goto arg-ok
@@ -680,7 +681,7 @@ del .used_configure_flags
 goto exit
 
 :help
-echo vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [msi] [doc] [test/test-ci/test-all/test-addons/test-js-native-api/test-node-api/test-benchmark/test-internet/test-pummel/test-simple/test-message/test-tick-processor/test-known-issues/test-node-inspect/test-check-deopts/test-npm/test-async-hooks/test-v8/test-v8-intl/test-v8-benchmarks/test-v8-all] [ignore-flaky] [static/dll] [noprojgen] [projgen] [small-icu/full-icu/without-intl] [nobuild] [nosnapshot] [noetw] [ltcg] [licensetf] [sign] [ia32/x86/x64] [vs2017] [download-all] [enable-vtune] [lint/lint-ci/lint-js/lint-js-ci/lint-md] [lint-md-build] [package] [build-release] [upload] [no-NODE-OPTIONS] [link-module path-to-module] [debug-http2] [debug-nghttp2] [clean] [cctest] [no-cctest] [openssl-no-asm]
+echo vcbuild.bat [debug/release] [msi] [doc] [test/test-all/test-addons/test-js-native-api/test-node-api/test-benchmark/test-internet/test-pummel/test-simple/test-message/test-tick-processor/test-known-issues/test-node-inspect/test-check-deopts/test-npm/test-async-hooks/test-v8/test-v8-intl/test-v8-benchmarks/test-v8-all] [ignore-flaky] [static/dll] [noprojgen] [projgen] [small-icu/full-icu/without-intl] [nobuild] [nosnapshot] [noetw] [ltcg] [licensetf] [sign] [ia32/x86/x64] [vs2017] [download-all] [enable-vtune] [lint/lint-ci/lint-js/lint-js-ci/lint-md] [lint-md-build] [package] [build-release] [upload] [no-NODE-OPTIONS] [link-module path-to-module] [debug-http2] [debug-nghttp2] [clean] [cctest] [no-cctest] [openssl-no-asm]
 echo Examples:
 echo   vcbuild.bat                          : builds release build
 echo   vcbuild.bat debug                    : builds debug build