diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/change_enrollment.py b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/change_enrollment.py
index 24ca6a4097..e1fcf945a4 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/change_enrollment.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/management/commands/change_enrollment.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     metavar='USER',
                     dest='user',
                     default=False,
-                    action="append",
                     help="List of users to move in the course"),
         make_option('-c', '--course',
                     metavar='COURSE_ID',