diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index a8e48d08bc083b..879ed9f9ea435b 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -448,8 +448,6 @@
     dest='shared_cares_libpath',
     help='a directory to search for the shared cares DLL')
 
-parser.add_argument_group(shared_optgroup)
-
 for builtin in shareable_builtins:
   builtin_id = 'shared_builtin_' + builtin + '_path'
   shared_builtin_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-builtin-' + builtin + '-path',
@@ -458,15 +456,11 @@
     help='Path to shared file for ' + builtin + ' builtin. '
          'Will be used instead of bundled version at runtime')
 
-parser.add_argument_group(shared_builtin_optgroup)
-
 static_optgroup.add_argument('--static-zoslib-gyp',
     action='store',
     dest='static_zoslib_gyp',
     help='path to zoslib.gyp file for includes and to link to static zoslib library')
 
-parser.add_argument_group(static_optgroup)
-
 parser.add_argument('--tag',
     action='store',
     dest='tag',
@@ -646,8 +640,6 @@
     default='deps',
     help='Download directory [default: %(default)s]')
 
-parser.add_argument_group(intl_optgroup)
-
 parser.add_argument('--debug-lib',
     action='store_true',
     dest='node_debug_lib',
@@ -660,8 +652,6 @@
     default=None,
     help='build nghttp2 with DEBUGBUILD (default is false)')
 
-parser.add_argument_group(http2_optgroup)
-
 parser.add_argument('--without-npm',
     action='store_true',
     dest='without_npm',