diff --git a/includes/installer/CliInstaller.php b/includes/installer/CliInstaller.php
index c51709bdc62..af50f805152 100644
--- a/includes/installer/CliInstaller.php
+++ b/includes/installer/CliInstaller.php
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class CliInstaller extends CoreInstaller {
 		'upgrade' => 'cliUpgrade', /* As long as it isn't $confItems
 									* in LocalSettingsGenerator, we
 									* should be fine. */
-		'showexceptions' => 'wgShowExceptionDetails',
 	);
 
 	/**
diff --git a/maintenance/install.php b/maintenance/install.php
index 75d7e4cef67..fb509cfe9d4 100644
--- a/maintenance/install.php
+++ b/maintenance/install.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CommandLineInstaller extends Maintenance {
 		$this->addOption( 'env-checks', "Run environment checks only, don't change anything" );
 		$this->addOption( 'upgrade',
 			'Allow the upgrade to continue despite an existing LocalSettings.php', false, true );
-		$this->addOption( 'showexceptions', "Whether to set wgShowExceptionDetails", false, true );
+
 	}
 
 	public function execute() {