diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-sharp/src/index.js b/packages/gatsby-plugin-sharp/src/index.js
index de8d101498adb..df0841fdab45f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-sharp/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-sharp/src/index.js
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ const processFile = (file, jobs, cb) => {
         quality: args.quality,
         force: args.toFormat === `webp`,
       })
-      .tiff({
-        quality: args.quality,
-      })
 
     // grayscale
     if (args.grayscale) {