diff --git a/EntranceRandomizer.py b/EntranceRandomizer.py
index 2e5416f6..91fa5bfa 100755
--- a/EntranceRandomizer.py
+++ b/EntranceRandomizer.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def parse_arguments(argv, no_defaults=False):
         return value if not no_defaults else None
 
     # we need to know how many players we have first
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
     parser.add_argument('--multi', default=defval(1), type=lambda value: min(max(int(value), 1), 255))
     multiargs, _ = parser.parse_known_args(argv)
 
diff --git a/Mystery.py b/Mystery.py
index f97ae275..06f57aca 100644
--- a/Mystery.py
+++ b/Mystery.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def parse_yaml(txt):
     return ret
 
 def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
     parser.add_argument('--multi', default=1, type=lambda value: min(max(int(value), 1), 255))
     multiargs, _ = parser.parse_known_args()