diff --git a/src/cmd_delete.cpp b/src/cmd_delete.cpp
index ffb3a29..5c4cb7f 100644
--- a/src/cmd_delete.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_delete.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 static const char USAGE[] =
 R"(
     Usage:
-      delete [--age=<age>] [--filter=<filter>] [--dry-run] [--no-gc]
+      delete [--age=<age>] [--filter=<filter>] [--dry-run]
 )";
 
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ void cmd_delete(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
     if (args["--filter"]) filterStr = args["--filter"].asString();
 
     bool dryRun = args["--dry-run"].asBool();
-    bool noGc = args["--no-gc"].asBool();
 
 
 
@@ -88,6 +87,4 @@ void cmd_delete(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
 
         txn.commit();
     }
-
-    if (!noGc) quadrableGarbageCollect(qdb, 2);
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd_import.cpp b/src/cmd_import.cpp
index eedd399..45cdbeb 100644
--- a/src/cmd_import.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd_import.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 static const char USAGE[] =
 R"(
     Usage:
-      import [--show-rejected] [--no-verify] [--no-gc]
+      import [--show-rejected] [--no-verify]
 )";
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ void cmd_import(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
 
     bool showRejected = args["--show-rejected"].asBool();
     bool noVerify = args["--no-verify"].asBool();
-    bool noGc = args["--no-gc"].asBool();
 
     if (noVerify) LW << "not verifying event IDs or signatures!";
 
@@ -90,6 +89,4 @@ void cmd_import(const std::vector<std::string> &subArgs) {
     flushChanges();
 
     txn.commit();
-
-    if (!noGc) quadrableGarbageCollect(qdb, 2);
 }