diff --git a/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c b/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c
index c6faba649..1812cd3a1 100644
--- a/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c
+++ b/client/DirectFB/dfreerdp.c
@@ -462,13 +462,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	instance->context->argc = argc;
 	instance->context->argv = argv;
 
-	if (freerdp_detect_posix_style_command_line_syntax(instance->context->argc,instance->context->argv))
-	{
-		printf("warning: deprecated command-line syntax detected!\n");
-		freerdp_client_print_command_line_help(argc, argv);
-		exit(0);
-	}
-
 	status = freerdp_client_parse_command_line_arguments(argc, argv, instance->settings);
 
 	if (status < 0)
diff --git a/client/Sample/freerdp.c b/client/Sample/freerdp.c
index 2fb93f789..11155c2ea 100644
--- a/client/Sample/freerdp.c
+++ b/client/Sample/freerdp.c
@@ -320,13 +320,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	channels = instance->context->channels;
 
-	if (freerdp_detect_posix_style_command_line_syntax(instance->context->argc, instance->context->argv))
-	{
-		printf("warning: deprecated command-line syntax detected!\n");
-		freerdp_client_print_command_line_help(argc, argv);
-		exit(0);
-	}
-
 	status = freerdp_client_parse_command_line_arguments(argc, argv, instance->settings);
 
 	if (status < 0)
diff --git a/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c b/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c
index 667346acb..47867de20 100644
--- a/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c
+++ b/client/Windows/wfreerdp.c
@@ -771,16 +771,9 @@ INT WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine
 
 		freerdp_register_addin_provider(freerdp_channels_load_static_addin_entry, 0);
 
-		if (freerdp_detect_windows_style_command_line_syntax(__argc, __argv))
-		{
-			status = freerdp_client_parse_command_line_arguments(__argc, __argv, instance->settings);
+		status = freerdp_client_parse_command_line_arguments(__argc, __argv, instance->settings);
 
-			freerdp_client_load_addins(instance->context->channels, instance->settings);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			freerdp_client_print_command_line_help(__argc, __argv);
-		}
+		freerdp_client_load_addins(instance->context->channels, instance->settings);
 
 		if (status < 0)
 		{
diff --git a/client/common/cmdline.c b/client/common/cmdline.c
index c780f46ac..c6d8b3326 100644
--- a/client/common/cmdline.c
+++ b/client/common/cmdline.c
@@ -652,8 +652,6 @@ int freerdp_client_parse_command_line_arguments(int argc, char** argv, rdpSettin
 	status = CommandLineParseArgumentsA(argc, (const char**) argv, args, flags, settings,
 			freerdp_client_command_line_pre_filter, freerdp_client_command_line_post_filter);
 
-	printf("status: %d\n", status);
-
 	if (status == COMMAND_LINE_STATUS_PRINT_HELP)
 	{
 		freerdp_client_print_command_line_help(argc, argv);
diff --git a/include/freerdp/client/cmdline.h b/include/freerdp/client/cmdline.h
index 3cff3f073..141bc0fae 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/client/cmdline.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/client/cmdline.h
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 #include <freerdp/api.h>
 #include <freerdp/freerdp.h>
 
-FREERDP_API BOOL freerdp_detect_windows_style_command_line_syntax(int argc, char** argv);
-FREERDP_API BOOL freerdp_detect_posix_style_command_line_syntax(int argc, char** argv);
-
 FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_parse_command_line_arguments(int argc, char** argv, rdpSettings* settings);
 FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_load_addins(rdpChannels* channels, rdpSettings* settings);
 FREERDP_API int freerdp_client_print_command_line_help(int argc, char** argv);