diff --git a/osxphotos/__main__.py b/osxphotos/__main__.py
index c48800d8..90e9f948 100644
--- a/osxphotos/__main__.py
+++ b/osxphotos/__main__.py
@@ -1588,7 +1588,6 @@ def export(
         (shared, not_shared),
         (has_comment, no_comment),
         (has_likes, no_likes),
-        (export_as_hardlink, cleanup),
     ]
     if any(all(bb) for bb in exclusive):
         click.echo("Incompatible export options", err=True)
diff --git a/osxphotos/_version.py b/osxphotos/_version.py
index 8c4789cc..ec26987e 100644
--- a/osxphotos/_version.py
+++ b/osxphotos/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """ version info """
 
-__version__ = "0.37.6"
+__version__ = "0.37.7"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 10871d0a..ec974ded 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -3961,26 +3961,3 @@ def test_export_cleanup():
         assert not pathlib.Path("./delete_me.txt").is_file()
         assert not pathlib.Path("./foo/delete_me_too.txt").is_file()
 
-
-def test_export_cleanup_export_as_hardling():
-    """ test export with incompatible option """
-    import os
-    import os.path
-    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
-
-    runner = CliRunner()
-    cwd = os.getcwd()
-    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
-    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
-        result = runner.invoke(
-            export,
-            [
-                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
-                ".",
-                "-V",
-                "--export-as-hardlink",
-                "--cleanup",
-            ],
-        )
-        assert "Incompatible export options" in result.output
-