diff --git a/command/hackyHelp.go b/command/hackyHelp.go
index db2c5b867..0d9d65b61 100644
--- a/command/hackyHelp.go
+++ b/command/hackyHelp.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package command
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"reflect"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"unicode"
@@ -17,58 +15,6 @@ func hackyHelp(command *cobra.Command) {
 		return strings.TrimRightFunc(s, unicode.IsSpace)
 	}
 
-	appendIfNotPresent := func(s, stringToAppend string) string {
-		if strings.Contains(s, stringToAppend) {
-			return s
-		}
-		return s + " " + stringToAppend
-	}
-
-	Gt := func(a interface{}, b interface{}) bool {
-		var left, right int64
-		av := reflect.ValueOf(a)
-
-		switch av.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
-			left = int64(av.Len())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-			left = av.Int()
-		case reflect.String:
-			left, _ = strconv.ParseInt(av.String(), 10, 64)
-		}
-
-		bv := reflect.ValueOf(b)
-
-		switch bv.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
-			right = int64(bv.Len())
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-			right = bv.Int()
-		case reflect.String:
-			right, _ = strconv.ParseInt(bv.String(), 10, 64)
-		}
-
-		return left > right
-	}
-
-	// FIXME Eq is unused by cobra and should be removed in a version 2. It exists only for compatibility with users of cobra.
-
-	// Eq takes two types and checks whether they are equal. Supported types are int and string. Unsupported types will panic.
-	Eq := func(a interface{}, b interface{}) bool {
-		av := reflect.ValueOf(a)
-		bv := reflect.ValueOf(b)
-
-		switch av.Kind() {
-		case reflect.Array, reflect.Chan, reflect.Map, reflect.Slice:
-			panic("Eq called on unsupported type")
-		case reflect.Int, reflect.Int8, reflect.Int16, reflect.Int32, reflect.Int64:
-			return av.Int() == bv.Int()
-		case reflect.String:
-			return av.String() == bv.String()
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
 	rpad := func(s string, padding int) string {
 		template := fmt.Sprintf("%%-%ds", padding)
 		return fmt.Sprintf(template, s)
@@ -76,12 +22,8 @@ func hackyHelp(command *cobra.Command) {
 
 	templateFuncs := template.FuncMap{
 		"trim":                    strings.TrimSpace,
-		"trimRightSpace":          trimRightSpace,
 		"trimTrailingWhitespaces": trimRightSpace,
-		"appendIfNotPresent":      appendIfNotPresent,
 		"rpad":                    rpad,
-		"gt":                      Gt,
-		"eq":                      Eq,
 	}
 
 	tmpl := func(w io.Writer, text string, data interface{}) error {