diff --git a/django_migration_linter/management/commands/lintmigrations.py b/django_migration_linter/management/commands/lintmigrations.py
index d3e47e0..2c6758d 100644
--- a/django_migration_linter/management/commands/lintmigrations.py
+++ b/django_migration_linter/management/commands/lintmigrations.py
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             nargs="*",
             help="ignore migrations with exactly one of these names",
         )
-        parser.add_argument(
-            "--database",
-            type=str,
-            nargs="?",
-            help=(
-                "specify the database for which to generate the SQL. "
-                "Defaults to default"
-            ),
-        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "--project-root-path", type=str, nargs="?", help="django project root path"
         )
diff --git a/django_migration_linter/management/utils.py b/django_migration_linter/management/utils.py
index 40f251e..14ae4c1 100644
--- a/django_migration_linter/management/utils.py
+++ b/django_migration_linter/management/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def register_linting_configuration_options(parser):
         type=str,
         nargs="?",
         help=(
-            "specify the database for which to generate the SQL. " "Defaults to default"
+            "specify the database for which to generate the SQL. Defaults to default"
         ),
     )