diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.md b/docs/cli-reference.md
index 51ad646..0d4d483 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.md
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.md
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ socketcli [-h] [--api-token API_TOKEN] [--repo REPO] [--workspace WORKSPACE] [--
           [--reach] [--reach-version REACH_VERSION] [--reach-analysis-timeout REACH_ANALYSIS_TIMEOUT]
           [--reach-analysis-memory-limit REACH_ANALYSIS_MEMORY_LIMIT] [--reach-concurrency REACH_CONCURRENCY] [--reach-ecosystems REACH_ECOSYSTEMS]
           [--reach-min-severity <level>] [--reach-skip-cache] [--reach-disable-analytics] [--reach-enable-analysis-splitting] [--reach-detailed-analysis-log-file]
-          [--reach-lazy-mode] [--reach-use-only-pregenerated-sboms] [--reach-debug] [--reach-disable-external-tool-checks]
+          [--reach-use-only-pregenerated-sboms] [--reach-debug] [--reach-disable-external-tool-checks]
           [--reach-output-file REACH_OUTPUT_FILE] [--only-facts-file] [--version]
 ````
 
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ If you don't want to provide the Socket API Token every time then you can use th
 | `--reach-disable-analytics`        | False    | False   | Disable analytics collection during reachability analysis                                                                  |
 | `--reach-enable-analysis-splitting` | False   | False   | Enable analysis splitting/bucketing (a legacy performance feature). Splitting is disabled by default.                      |
 | `--reach-detailed-analysis-log-file` | False  | False   | Write a detailed analysis log file; its path is printed to stdout                                                          |
-| `--reach-lazy-mode`                | False    | False   | Enable lazy mode (experimental performance feature)                                                                        |
 | `--reach-use-only-pregenerated-sboms` | False | False   | Build the scan only from pre-generated CycloneDX (CDX) and SPDX files in your project (requires --reach)                    |
 | `--reach-debug`                    | False    | False   | Enable coana debug output (`--debug`) for the analysis, independent of the global `--enable-debug`                         |
 | `--reach-disable-external-tool-checks` | False | False | Disable coana's external tool availability checks (passes `--disable-external-tool-checks`)                              |
diff --git a/socketsecurity/config.py b/socketsecurity/config.py
index 2654244..0a6a5be 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/config.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/config.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class CliConfig:
     reach_disable_analysis_splitting: bool = False  # Deprecated, kept for backwards compatibility
     reach_enable_analysis_splitting: bool = False
     reach_detailed_analysis_log_file: bool = False
-    reach_lazy_mode: bool = False
+    reach_lazy_mode: bool = False  # Deprecated, kept for backwards compatibility
     reach_ecosystems: Optional[List[str]] = None
     reach_exclude_paths: Optional[List[str]] = None
     reach_skip_cache: bool = False
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ def create_argument_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "--reach-lazy-mode",
         dest="reach_lazy_mode",
         action="store_true",
-        help="Enable lazy mode for reachability analysis. This is an experimental feature for improving performance"
+        help=argparse.SUPPRESS  # Deprecated, kept for backwards compatibility (no-op)
     )
     reachability_group.add_argument(
         "--reach-output-file",
diff --git a/socketsecurity/core/tools/reachability.py b/socketsecurity/core/tools/reachability.py
index 7ddf7c6..ff409b7 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/core/tools/reachability.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/core/tools/reachability.py
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ def run_reachability_analysis(
         disable_analytics: bool = False,
         enable_analysis_splitting: bool = False,
         detailed_analysis_log_file: bool = False,
-        lazy_mode: bool = False,
         repo_name: Optional[str] = None,
         branch_name: Optional[str] = None,
         version: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ def run_reachability_analysis(
             disable_analytics: Disable analytics sharing
             enable_analysis_splitting: Enable analysis splitting (disabled by default)
             detailed_analysis_log_file: Print detailed analysis log file path
-            lazy_mode: Enable lazy mode for analysis
             repo_name: Repository name
             branch_name: Branch name
             version: @coana-tech/cli version to use. None uses the pinned
@@ -172,9 +170,6 @@ def run_reachability_analysis(
         if detailed_analysis_log_file:
             coana_args.append("--print-analysis-log-file")
 
-        if lazy_mode:
-            coana_args.append("--lazy-mode")
-        
         # KEY POINT: Only add manifest tar hash if we have one
         if tar_hash:
             coana_args.extend(["--run-without-docker", "--manifests-tar-hash", tar_hash])
diff --git a/socketsecurity/socketcli.py b/socketsecurity/socketcli.py
index 0c967cc..b4844f3 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/socketcli.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/socketcli.py
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ def main_code():
                         disable_analytics=config.reach_disable_analytics or False,
                         enable_analysis_splitting=config.reach_enable_analysis_splitting or False,
                         detailed_analysis_log_file=config.reach_detailed_analysis_log_file or False,
-                        lazy_mode=config.reach_lazy_mode or False,
                         repo_name=None if repo_defaulted else config.repo,
                         branch_name=None if branch_defaulted else config.branch,
                         version=config.reach_version,