diff --git a/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py b/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py
index 87a5669987..a2eb592f5f 100755
--- a/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py
+++ b/scripts/cve-json-to-text.py
@@ -48,12 +48,9 @@ def parse_args(argv):
     except getopt.GetoptError:
         show_syntax_and_exit(1)
     for opt, arg in opts:
-        if opt in ("-h", "--help"):
+        if opt in ("-h"):
             show_syntax_and_exit(0)
-        elif opt in ("-a", "--all"):
-            show_all = True
-            show_unknown = True
-        elif opt in ("-i", "--input"):
+        elif opt in ("-i"):
             infile = arg
 
 def load_json(filename):