diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/delete_course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/delete_course.py
index 8876fce581..3f91828f12 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/delete_course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/management/commands/delete_course.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
     Arguments:
         arg1 (str): Course key of the course to delete
-        arg2 (str): 'commit'
 
     Returns:
         none