diff --git a/buildscripts/burn_in_tests.py b/buildscripts/burn_in_tests.py
index 6cb84c0..fc1fd6b 100644
--- a/buildscripts/burn_in_tests.py
+++ b/buildscripts/burn_in_tests.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__" and __package__ is None:


 def parse_command_line():
-    parser = optparse.OptionParser()
+    parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage="Usage: %prog [options] [resmoke command]")

     parser.add_option("--noExec", dest="no_exec", action="store_true",
                       help="Do not run resmoke loop on new tests.")
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ def parse_command_line():
     parser.add_option("--reportFile", dest="report_file",
                       help="Write a JSON file with test executor information.")

-    parser.add_option("--resmokeCmd", dest="resmoke_cmd",
-                      help="Arguments to pass through to resmoke.py")
-
     parser.add_option("--skipEnterpriseSuites", dest="no_enterprise", action="store_true",
                       help="Do not run against enterprise specific executors.")