diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7337725e9b1bfd1af3d7666318ecc7b350daf5d8..64d80b45c80d33afccbe15450b47079916e6ea80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,14 +45,9 @@ optional arguments:
   -c, --configfile CONFIGFILE
                         name of the configuration file
   -s, --seed SEED       inital random seed (type: Int64)
-  -m, --mapfile MAPFILE
-                        name of the map file
   -o, --outdir OUTDIR   location of the output directory
   -l, --loglevel LOGLEVEL
                         verbosity: "debug", "info", or "quiet"
-  -r, --runtime RUNTIME
-                        duration in days that the simulation will run
-                        (type: Int64)
   --version             show version information and exit
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
 
diff --git a/src/core/input.jl b/src/core/input.jl
index 539056531a71f8b3fb5f1d295c903b90ca2488b2..229e016350c4a38755a761d213b81a4301cbbc17 100644
--- a/src/core/input.jl
+++ b/src/core/input.jl
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ function parsecommandline()
         "--seed", "-s"
             help = "inital random seed"
             arg_type = Int
-        "--mapfile", "-m"
-            help = "name of the map file"
-            arg_type = String
-            required = false
         "--outdir", "-o"
             help = "location of the output directory"
             arg_type = String
@@ -110,10 +106,6 @@ function parsecommandline()
             help = "verbosity: \"debug\", \"info\", or \"quiet\""
             arg_type = String
             required = false
-        "--runtime", "-r"
-            help = "duration in days that the simulation will run"
-            arg_type = Int
-            required = false
     end
     args = parse_args(s)
     for a in keys(args)