diff --git a/mu/mu-config.c b/mu/mu-config.c
index 0e3fd5e3..bd744f86 100644
--- a/mu/mu-config.c
+++ b/mu/mu-config.c
@@ -622,14 +622,12 @@ mu_config_show_help (MuConfigCmd cmd)
 	cleanhelp = massage_help
 		(g_option_context_get_help (ctx, TRUE, group));
 
-	g_print ("usage:\n\t%s\n%s",
+	g_print ("usage:\n\t%s%s",
 		 get_help_string (cmd, FALSE), cleanhelp);
 
 	g_free (cleanhelp);
 }
 
-
-
 static gboolean
 cmd_help (void)
 {
@@ -650,16 +648,6 @@ cmd_help (void)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-
-static void
-show_usage (void)
-{
-	g_print ("usage: mu <command> [options] [parameters]\n");
-	g_print ("try 'mu help <command>', or ");
-	g_print ("see the mu, mu-<command> or mu-easy manpages.\n");
-}
-
-
 static gboolean
 parse_params (int *argcp, char ***argvp, GError **err)
 {
@@ -678,8 +666,6 @@ parse_params (int *argcp, char ***argvp, GError **err)
 
 	switch (MU_CONFIG.cmd) {
 	case MU_CONFIG_CMD_NONE:
-		show_usage();
-		break;
 	case MU_CONFIG_CMD_HELP:
 		/* 'help' is special; sucks in the options of the
 		 * command after it */