diff --git a/command/audit_disable.go b/command/audit_disable.go
index bdace6f00..0dae565cf 100644
--- a/command/audit_disable.go
+++ b/command/audit_disable.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Usage: vault audit-disable [options] id
   type of the backend).
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/audit_enable.go b/command/audit_enable.go
index adeb38204..21f5f23a4 100644
--- a/command/audit_enable.go
+++ b/command/audit_enable.go
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ Usage: vault audit-enable [options] type [config...]
   Example: vault audit-enable file path=audit.log
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Audit Enable Options:
 
   -description=<desc>     A human-friendly description for the backend. This
diff --git a/command/audit_list.go b/command/audit_list.go
index f0b55bc40..20c070f13 100644
--- a/command/audit_list.go
+++ b/command/audit_list.go
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ Usage: vault audit-list [options]
   only a root Vault user can view this.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/auth_disable.go b/command/auth_disable.go
index f3a450384..a8783067d 100644
--- a/command/auth_disable.go
+++ b/command/auth_disable.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Usage: vault auth-disable [options] path
   If the command is exited early, the tokens will still be revoked.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/auth_enable.go b/command/auth_enable.go
index 9c55197ca..882d97985 100644
--- a/command/auth_enable.go
+++ b/command/auth_enable.go
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ Usage: vault auth-enable [options] type
   access Vault.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Auth Enable Options:
 
   -description=<desc>     Human-friendly description of the purpose for the
diff --git a/command/capabilities.go b/command/capabilities.go
index d2d5a3e03..bb60bd4ea 100644
--- a/command/capabilities.go
+++ b/command/capabilities.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ Usage: vault capabilities [options] [token] path
   is invalid, this command will respond with a ["deny"].
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/delete.go b/command/delete.go
index 596b12bed..c5105bbc7 100644
--- a/command/delete.go
+++ b/command/delete.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Usage: vault delete [options] path
   whether delete is supported for a path and what the behavior is.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/generate-root.go b/command/generate-root.go
index 04246ecf1..08a425258 100644
--- a/command/generate-root.go
+++ b/command/generate-root.go
@@ -315,9 +315,7 @@ Usage: vault generate-root [options] [key]
   final token value will be encrypted with this public key and base64-encoded.
   
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Rekey Options:
 
   -init                   Initialize the root generation attempt. This can only
diff --git a/command/init.go b/command/init.go
index 35f9c6296..61a5e17ab 100644
--- a/command/init.go
+++ b/command/init.go
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ Usage: vault init [options]
   This command can't be called on an already-initialized Vault.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Init Options:
 
   -check                  Don't actually initialize, just check if Vault is
diff --git a/command/key_status.go b/command/key_status.go
index 9140e5f6e..ff1b0860c 100644
--- a/command/key_status.go
+++ b/command/key_status.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Usage: vault key-status [options]
   the current key term and the key installation time.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/list.go b/command/list.go
index 7701933f0..0573c9b1b 100644
--- a/command/list.go
+++ b/command/list.go
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ Usage: vault list [options] path
   and endpoint-specific.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Read Options:
 
   -format=table           The format for output. By default it is a whitespace-
diff --git a/command/mount.go b/command/mount.go
index 919317bee..bfdba8759 100644
--- a/command/mount.go
+++ b/command/mount.go
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ Usage: vault mount [options] type
   secrets.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Mount Options:
 
   -description=<desc>            Human-friendly description of the purpose for
diff --git a/command/mounts.go b/command/mounts.go
index 7850cf8ee..823aa57e7 100644
--- a/command/mounts.go
+++ b/command/mounts.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ Usage: vault mounts [options]
   A TTL of 'system' indicates that the system default is being used.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/mounttune.go b/command/mounttune.go
index 5f335aa48..c90fa781b 100644
--- a/command/mounttune.go
+++ b/command/mounttune.go
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ func (c *MountTuneCommand) Help() string {
   Example: vault mount-tune -default-lease-ttl="24h" secret
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Mount Options:
 
   -default-lease-ttl=<duration>  Default lease time-to-live for this backend.
diff --git a/command/path_help.go b/command/path_help.go
index 3983f32e7..27d1313c5 100644
--- a/command/path_help.go
+++ b/command/path_help.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Usage: vault path-help [options] path
   the mount points of the backends are unknown.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/policy_delete.go b/command/policy_delete.go
index b76d63615..ff8342a62 100644
--- a/command/policy_delete.go
+++ b/command/policy_delete.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ Usage: vault policy-delete [options] name
   doesn't exist, it is identical to not being associated with that policy.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/policy_list.go b/command/policy_list.go
index ee9441325..73cb9c5b4 100644
--- a/command/policy_list.go
+++ b/command/policy_list.go
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ Usage: vault policies [options] [name]
   If a name of a policy is specified, that policy is outputted.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/policy_write.go b/command/policy_write.go
index 2592ae91b..4f73ffe13 100644
--- a/command/policy_write.go
+++ b/command/policy_write.go
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ Usage: vault policy-write [options] name path
   loaded from the file at the given path.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/read.go b/command/read.go
index aa15b4636..39b821855 100644
--- a/command/read.go
+++ b/command/read.go
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ Usage: vault read [options] path
   backends in use to determine key structure.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Read Options:
 
   -format=table           The format for output. By default it is a whitespace-
diff --git a/command/rekey.go b/command/rekey.go
index 4296fdd1b..9f5103033 100644
--- a/command/rekey.go
+++ b/command/rekey.go
@@ -301,9 +301,7 @@ Usage: vault rekey [options] [key]
   keys be provided.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Rekey Options:
 
   -init                   Initialize the rekey operation by setting the desired
diff --git a/command/remount.go b/command/remount.go
index c34d80f4f..47d591bee 100644
--- a/command/remount.go
+++ b/command/remount.go
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ Usage: vault remount [options] from to
   Example: vault remount secret/ generic/
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/renew.go b/command/renew.go
index bbe436f2d..37b97943a 100644
--- a/command/renew.go
+++ b/command/renew.go
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ Usage: vault renew [options] id [increment]
   is not required to honor this request.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Renew Options:
 
   -format=table           The format for output. By default it is a whitespace-
diff --git a/command/revoke.go b/command/revoke.go
index b8dfe7886..4367d6faf 100644
--- a/command/revoke.go
+++ b/command/revoke.go
@@ -82,9 +82,7 @@ Usage: vault revoke [options] id
   lightly. This option requires -prefix.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Revoke Options:
 
   -prefix=true            Revoke all secrets with the matching prefix. This
diff --git a/command/rotate.go b/command/rotate.go
index 788936920..9da387370 100644
--- a/command/rotate.go
+++ b/command/rotate.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Usage: vault rotate [options]
   disruptive.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/seal.go b/command/seal.go
index 10153c8c8..10d69a0d7 100644
--- a/command/seal.go
+++ b/command/seal.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ Usage: vault seal [options]
   This is the same as running "vault unseal -reset".
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/ssh.go b/command/ssh.go
index 04537ab9b..7dbf999c0 100644
--- a/command/ssh.go
+++ b/command/ssh.go
@@ -256,9 +256,7 @@ Usage: vault ssh [options] username@ip
   See [https://github.com/hashicorp/vault-ssh-agent]
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 SSH Options:
 
   -role             Role to be used to create the key.
diff --git a/command/status.go b/command/status.go
index 3edec9d5b..628d4f9f2 100644
--- a/command/status.go
+++ b/command/status.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ Usage: vault status [options]
   code also reflects the seal status (0 unsealed, 2 sealed, 1 error).
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/step-down.go b/command/step-down.go
index 076a072ae..be445a838 100644
--- a/command/step-down.go
+++ b/command/step-down.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Usage: vault step-down [options]
   same node to re-grab the lock and become active again.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/token_create.go b/command/token_create.go
index bc3f5b3fb..aac0bea0a 100644
--- a/command/token_create.go
+++ b/command/token_create.go
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ Usage: vault token-create [options]
   If a role is specified, the role may override parameters specified here.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Token Options:
 
   -id="7699125c-d8...."   The token value that clients will use to authenticate
diff --git a/command/token_lookup.go b/command/token_lookup.go
index 2ba512821..c1c62ef71 100644
--- a/command/token_lookup.go
+++ b/command/token_lookup.go
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ Usage: vault token-lookup [options] [token|accessor]
   '-accessor' flag.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Token Lookup Options:
   -accessor               A boolean flag, if set, treats the argument as an accessor of the token.
                           Note that the response of the command when this is set, will not contain
diff --git a/command/token_renew.go b/command/token_renew.go
index ee441eb54..3f78cb37a 100644
--- a/command/token_renew.go
+++ b/command/token_renew.go
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ Usage: vault token-renew [options] [token] [increment]
   well; otherwise it must be passed in via the '-increment' flag.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Token Renew Options:
 
   -increment=3600         The desired increment. If not supplied, Vault will
diff --git a/command/token_revoke.go b/command/token_revoke.go
index fe08a8fa4..0398010e2 100644
--- a/command/token_revoke.go
+++ b/command/token_revoke.go
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ Usage: vault token-revoke [options] [token|accessor]
   a token accessor always revokes the token along with it's child tokens.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Token Options:
 
   -accessor               A boolean flag, if set, treats the argument as an accessor of the token.
diff --git a/command/unmount.go b/command/unmount.go
index dd2e32d68..104255f14 100644
--- a/command/unmount.go
+++ b/command/unmount.go
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Usage: vault unmount [options] path
   by this backend will be revoked and its Vault data will be deleted.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage()
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/unseal.go b/command/unseal.go
index b666d0381..ae5618233 100644
--- a/command/unseal.go
+++ b/command/unseal.go
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ Usage: vault unseal [options] [key]
   only exists to assist in scripting.
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Unseal Options:
 
   -reset                  Reset the unsealing process by throwing away
diff --git a/command/write.go b/command/write.go
index eef4166b8..e289da28a 100644
--- a/command/write.go
+++ b/command/write.go
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ Usage: vault write [options] path [data]
   prefix the "@" with a slash: "\@".
 
 General Options:
-
-  ` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
-
+` + meta.GeneralOptionsUsage() + `
 Write Options:
 
   -f | -force             Force the write to continue without any data values
diff --git a/meta/meta.go b/meta/meta.go
index cd07d0f57..65e10fe20 100644
--- a/meta/meta.go
+++ b/meta/meta.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/errwrap"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ func GeneralOptionsUsage() string {
 
   -client-cert=path       Path to a PEM encoded client certificate for TLS
                           authentication to the Vault server. Must also specify
-                          -client-key.  Overrides the VAULT_CLIENT_CERT
+                          -client-key. Overrides the VAULT_CLIENT_CERT
                           environment variable if set.
 
   -client-key=path        Path to an unencrypted PEM encoded private key
@@ -270,8 +269,8 @@ func GeneralOptionsUsage() string {
                           if set.
 
   -tls-skip-verify        Do not verify TLS certificate. This is highly
-                          not recommended.  Verification will also be skipped
+                          not recommended. Verification will also be skipped
                           if VAULT_SKIP_VERIFY is set.
-	`
-	return strings.TrimSpace(general)
+`
+	return general
 }