diff --git a/genprotimg/man/genprotimg.1 b/genprotimg/man/genprotimg.1
index c723fcab..3d8f3aa1 100644
--- a/genprotimg/man/genprotimg.1
+++ b/genprotimg/man/genprotimg.1
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ secure, random, plaintext AES-256 GCM key. Optional.
 Enable PV guest dumps. Requires the \fB\-\-comm-key\fR option. Optional.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-disable\-dump\fR
-Disable PV guest dumps. This is the default. Optional.
+Disable PV guest dumps. This is the default.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-enable\-pckmo\fR
 Enable the support for the DEA, TDEA, AES, and ECC PCKMO key encryption
-functions. This is the default. Optional.
+functions. This is the default.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-disable\-pckmo\fR
 Disable the support for the DEA, TDEA, AES, and ECC PCKMO key encryption
diff --git a/genprotimg/src/pv/pv_args.c b/genprotimg/src/pv/pv_args.c
index bebe4d18..aa6d4228 100644
--- a/genprotimg/src/pv/pv_args.c
+++ b/genprotimg/src/pv/pv_args.c
@@ -329,12 +329,11 @@ gint pv_args_parse_options(PvArgs *args, gint *argc, gchar **argv[],
 			dump,
 			_("Enable PV guest dumps (optional). This option\n" INDENT
 			  "requires the '--comm-key' option."),
-			_("Disable PV guest dumps (default) (optional).")),
+			_("Disable PV guest dumps (default).")),
 		MUT_EXCL_BOOL_FLAG(
 			pckmo,
 			_("Enable the support for the DEA, TDEA, AES, and\n" INDENT
-			  "ECC PCKMO key encryption functions (default)\n" INDENT
-			  "(optional)."),
+			  "ECC PCKMO key encryption functions (default)."),
 			_("Disable the support for the DEA, TDEA, AES, and\n" INDENT
 			  "ECC PCKMO key encryption functions (optional).")),
 		{ .long_name = "comm-key",