diff --git a/git-request-pull.sh b/git-request-pull.sh
index d5500fde46..eebd33276d 100755
--- a/git-request-pull.sh
+++ b/git-request-pull.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 # This file is licensed under the GPL v2, or a later version
 # at the discretion of Linus Torvalds.
 
-USAGE='<start> <url> [<end>]'
-LONG_USAGE='Summarizes the changes between two commits to the standard output,
-and includes the given URL in the generated summary.'
 SUBDIRECTORY_OK='Yes'
 OPTIONS_KEEPDASHDASH=
 OPTIONS_STUCKLONG=