diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs
index 42026c5b3..af4a68c98 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/datastructures.rs
@@ -68,18 +68,31 @@ pub struct OConvFlags {
 
 /// Stores all Flags that apply to the input
 pub struct IFlags {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub cio: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub direct: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub directory: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub dsync: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub sync: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nocache: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nonblock: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub noatime: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub noctty: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nofollow: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nolinks: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub binary: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub text: bool,
     pub fullblock: bool,
     pub count_bytes: bool,
@@ -89,18 +102,31 @@ pub struct IFlags {
 /// Stores all Flags that apply to the output
 pub struct OFlags {
     pub append: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub cio: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub direct: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub directory: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub dsync: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub sync: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nocache: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nonblock: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub noatime: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub noctty: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nofollow: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub nolinks: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub binary: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub text: bool,
     pub seek_bytes: bool,
 }
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
index 64bedc828..ee4dc27ff 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, atomic::Ordering, mpsc, Arc};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time;
 
-const SYNTAX: &str = "dd [OPERAND]...\ndd OPTION";
+// const SYNTAX: &str = "dd [OPERAND]...\ndd OPTION";
 const ABOUT: &str = "copy, and optionally convert, a file system resource";
 const BUF_INIT_BYTE: u8 = 0xDD;
 const RTN_SUCCESS: i32 = 0;
@@ -294,14 +294,12 @@ struct Output<W: Write> {
     dst: W,
     obs: usize,
     cflags: OConvFlags,
-    oflags: OFlags,
 }
 
 impl Output<io::Stdout> {
     fn new(matches: &Matches) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let obs = parseargs::parse_obs(matches)?;
         let cflags = parseargs::parse_conv_flag_output(matches)?;
-        let oflags = parseargs::parse_oflags(matches)?;
 
         let dst = io::stdout();
 
@@ -309,7 +307,6 @@ impl Output<io::Stdout> {
             dst,
             obs,
             cflags,
-            oflags,
         })
     }
 
@@ -396,7 +393,6 @@ impl Output<File> {
                 dst,
                 obs,
                 cflags,
-                oflags,
             })
         } else {
             // The following error should only occur if someone
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/block_unblock_tests.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/block_unblock_tests.rs
index f52d68fd0..f475754a5 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/block_unblock_tests.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/block_unblock_tests.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ macro_rules! make_block_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: 512,
                             cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-                            oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ macro_rules! make_unblock_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: 512,
                             cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-                            oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conv_sync_tests.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conv_sync_tests.rs
index 177aee1a5..93ea8e34d 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conv_sync_tests.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conv_sync_tests.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ macro_rules! make_sync_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: $obs,
                             cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-                            oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conversion_tests.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conversion_tests.rs
index e9f17e8d4..96e35445e 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conversion_tests.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/conversion_tests.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ macro_rules! make_conv_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: 512,
                             cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-                            oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ macro_rules! make_icf_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: 512,
                             cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-                            oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ fn all_valid_ascii_ebcdic_ascii_roundtrip_conv_test() {
         dst: File::create(&tmp_fname_ae).unwrap(),
         obs: 1024,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     };
 
     dd_fileout(i, o).unwrap();
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ fn all_valid_ascii_ebcdic_ascii_roundtrip_conv_test() {
         dst: File::create(&tmp_fname_ea).unwrap(),
         obs: 1024,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     };
 
     dd_fileout(i, o).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/mod.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/mod.rs
index a1780204c..ee28d4fd9 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/mod.rs
@@ -37,23 +37,23 @@ const DEFAULT_IFLAGS: IFlags = IFlags {
     skip_bytes: false,
 };
 
-const DEFAULT_OFLAGS: OFlags = OFlags {
-    append: false,
-    cio: false,
-    direct: false,
-    directory: false,
-    dsync: false,
-    sync: false,
-    nocache: false,
-    nonblock: false,
-    noatime: false,
-    noctty: false,
-    nofollow: false,
-    nolinks: false,
-    binary: false,
-    text: false,
-    seek_bytes: false,
-};
+// const DEFAULT_OFLAGS: OFlags = OFlags {
+//     append: false,
+//     cio: false,
+//     direct: false,
+//     directory: false,
+//     dsync: false,
+//     sync: false,
+//     nocache: false,
+//     nonblock: false,
+//     noatime: false,
+//     noctty: false,
+//     nofollow: false,
+//     nolinks: false,
+//     binary: false,
+//     text: false,
+//     seek_bytes: false,
+// };
 
 struct LazyReader<R: Read> {
     src: R,
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ macro_rules! make_spec_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: 512,
                             cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-                            oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/sanity_tests.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/sanity_tests.rs
index 2024ea12e..e38870d4a 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/sanity_tests.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/dd_unit_tests/sanity_tests.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ macro_rules! make_io_test (
                             dst: File::create(format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)).unwrap(),
                             obs: $o.obs,
                             cflags: $o.cflags,
-                            oflags: $o.oflags,
                         },
                         $spec,
                         format!("./test-resources/FAILED-{}.test", $test_name)
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1031,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/random-5828891cb1230748e146f34223bbd3b5.test").unwrap()
 );
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 521,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/random-5828891cb1230748e146f34223bbd3b5.test").unwrap()
 );
@@ -102,7 +99,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1024,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/deadbeef-18d99661a1de1fc9af21b0ec2cd67ba3.test").unwrap()
 );
@@ -123,7 +119,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1031,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/deadbeef-18d99661a1de1fc9af21b0ec2cd67ba3.test").unwrap()
 );
@@ -144,7 +139,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1031,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/gnudd-deadbeef-first-16k.spec").unwrap()
 );
@@ -165,7 +159,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1031,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/gnudd-deadbeef-first-12345.spec").unwrap()
 );
@@ -186,7 +179,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1024,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/gnudd-random-first-32k.spec").unwrap()
 );
@@ -207,7 +199,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1031,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/gnudd-random-first-32k.spec").unwrap()
 );
@@ -248,7 +239,6 @@ make_io_test!(
         dst: DST_PLACEHOLDER,
         obs: 1031,
         cflags: DEFAULT_CFO,
-        oflags: DEFAULT_OFLAGS,
     },
     File::open("./test-resources/random-5828891cb1230748e146f34223bbd3b5.test").unwrap()
 );
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
index 15bb8d481..cc7a7447b 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
@@ -133,18 +133,31 @@ enum Flag {
     CountBytes,
     SkipBytes,
     // Either
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Cio,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Direct,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Directory,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Dsync,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Sync,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     NoCache,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     NonBlock,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     NoATime,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     NoCtty,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     NoFollow,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     NoLinks,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Binary,
+    #[allow(unused)]
     Text,
     // Output only
     Append,