diff --git a/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go b/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go
index ed9713c29..e8345cf0e 100644
--- a/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go
+++ b/apps/nsq_to_file/nsq_to_file.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ var (
 
 	// TODO: remove, deprecated
 	gzipCompression = flag.Int("gzip-compression", 3, "(deprecated) use --gzip-level, gzip compression level (1 = BestSpeed, 2 = BestCompression, 3 = DefaultCompression)")
-	verbose         = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "(deprecated) use --reader-opt=verbose")
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/apps/nsq_to_http/nsq_to_http.go b/apps/nsq_to_http/nsq_to_http.go
index a99312177..d2af3d44f 100644
--- a/apps/nsq_to_http/nsq_to_http.go
+++ b/apps/nsq_to_http/nsq_to_http.go
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ var (
 	// TODO: remove, deprecated
 	roundRobin         = flag.Bool("round-robin", false, "(deprecated) use --mode=round-robin, enable round robin mode")
 	maxBackoffDuration = flag.Duration("max-backoff-duration", 120*time.Second, "(deprecated) use --reader-opt=max_backoff_duration=X, the maximum backoff duration")
-	verbose            = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "(depgrecated) use --reader-opt=verbose")
 	throttleFraction   = flag.Float64("throttle-fraction", 1.0, "(deprecated) use --sample=X, publish only a fraction of messages")
 	httpTimeoutMs      = flag.Int("http-timeout-ms", 20000, "(deprecated) use --http-timeout=X, timeout for HTTP connect/read/write (each)")
 )
diff --git a/apps/nsq_to_nsq/nsq_to_nsq.go b/apps/nsq_to_nsq/nsq_to_nsq.go
index c7b495c17..a64a97031 100644
--- a/apps/nsq_to_nsq/nsq_to_nsq.go
+++ b/apps/nsq_to_nsq/nsq_to_nsq.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ var (
 
 	// TODO: remove, deprecated
 	maxBackoffDuration = flag.Duration("max-backoff-duration", 120*time.Second, "(deprecated) use --reader-opt=max_backoff_duration=X, the maximum backoff duration")
-	verbose            = flag.Bool("verbose", false, "(depgrecated) use --reader-opt=verbose")
 )
 
 func init() {