diff --git a/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp b/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp
index 794374b2..040b6fac 100644
--- a/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/cli_wallet/main.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
          ("rpc-tls-endpoint,t", bpo::value<string>()->implicit_value("127.0.0.1:8092"), "Endpoint for wallet websocket TLS RPC to listen on")
          ("rpc-tls-certificate,c", bpo::value<string>()->implicit_value("server.pem"), "PEM certificate for wallet websocket TLS RPC")
          ("rpc-http-endpoint,H", bpo::value<string>()->implicit_value("127.0.0.1:8093"), "Endpoint for wallet HTTP RPC to listen on")
-         ("unlock", bpo::value<string>(), "Password to automatically unlock wallet with")
          ("daemon,d", "Run the wallet in daemon mode" )
-         ("wallet-file,W", bpo::value<string>()->implicit_value("wallet.json"), "wallet to load")
+         ("wallet-file,w", bpo::value<string>()->implicit_value("wallet.json"), "wallet to load")
          ("chain-id", bpo::value<string>(), "chain ID to connect to");
 
       bpo::variables_map options;
@@ -255,9 +254,6 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
                conn->on_request( req, resp );
             } );
       }
-      if( options.count("unlock" ) ) {
-         wapi->unlock( options.at("unlock").as<string>() );
-      }
 
       if( !options.count( "daemon" ) )
       {