diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 9f449b12868..ba235d70449 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ var typemap string
 var packageName string
 var modelPackageName string
 
-var help = flag.Bool("h", false, "this usage text")
-
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&configFilename, "config", "", "the file to configuration to")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "show logs")