1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/commands/cleanup_command.rb b/lib/rubygems/commands/cleanup_command.rb
index c8f0082bfb..61f189e449 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/commands/cleanup_command.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/commands/cleanup_command.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@ class Gem::Commands::CleanupCommand < Gem::Command
 
   def initialize
     super 'cleanup',
-          'Clean up old versions of installed gems',
+          'Clean up old versions of installed gems in the local repository',
           :force => false, :install_dir => Gem.dir
 
-    add_option('-n', '-d', '--dryrun',
-               'Do not uninstall gems') do |value, options|
+    add_option('-d', '--dryrun', "") do |value, options|
       options[:dryrun] = true
     end
 
@@ -33,11 +32,11 @@ class Gem::Commands::CleanupCommand < Gem::Command
 
   def description # :nodoc:
     <<-EOF
-The cleanup command removes old versions of gems from GEM_HOME that are not
-required to meet a dependency.  If a gem is installed elsewhere in GEM_PATH
-the cleanup command won't delete it.
+The cleanup command removes old gems from GEM_HOME.  If an older version is
+installed elsewhere in GEM_PATH the cleanup command won't touch it.
 
-If no gems are named all gems in GEM_HOME are cleaned.
+Older gems that are required to satisify the dependencies of gems
+are not removed.
     EOF
   end
 
@@ -163,3 +162,4 @@ If no gems are named all gems in GEM_HOME are cleaned.
   end
 
 end
+