diff --git a/info/shutdown.t b/info/shutdown.t
index f9f5129e..e081bf1c 100644
--- a/info/shutdown.t
+++ b/info/shutdown.t
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .TH Command SHUTDOWN
 .NA shutdown "Shut down the server"
 .LV Expert
-.SY "shutdown [<minutes>] <disable update?>"
-Shutdown the server in <minutes> minutes.  If <minutes> is 0 or not
-specified, then any previous shutdown request will be canceled.  If
+.SY "shutdown <minutes> <disable update?>"
+Shutdown the server in <minutes> minutes.  If <minutes> is 0,
+then any previous shutdown request will be canceled.  If
 the second argument is a "n" then updates will not be disabled
 (otherwise they will be).
 .s1
diff --git a/src/lib/player/empmod.c b/src/lib/player/empmod.c
index 7d1d14f0..b3edc515 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/empmod.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/empmod.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ struct cmndstr player_coms[] = {
     {"shoot <c|u> <SECTS> <NUMBER>", 3, shoo, C_MOD, NORM + MONEY + CAP},
     {"show <TYPE|\"bridge\"|\"tower\"> <\"build\"|\"stats\"|\"cap\"> [<tech>]",
      0, show, 0, VIS},
-    {"shutdown [<minutes>] <disable update?>", 0, shut, 0, GOD},
+    {"shutdown <minutes> <disable update?>", 0, shut, 0, GOD},
     {"sinfrastructure <SECTS>", 0, sinfra, 0, VIS},
     {"skywatch <SECTS>", 1, skyw, C_MOD, NORM + CAP},
     {"smap <SECTS|SHIP> [s|l|n|p|*|h]", 0, map, C_MOD, NORM},