diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go
index 3bdf8f46..868ad862 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/node/delete/root.go
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ var (
 	}
 	SetYes        bool
 	SetForce      string
-	SetGroup      string
-	SetController string
 )
 
 func init() {
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetForce, "force", "f", "", "Force node delete")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetGroup, "group", "g", "default", "Set group to delete nodes from")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&SetController, "controller", "c", "default", "Controller to add nodes to")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&SetYes, "yes", "y", false, "Set 'yes' to all questions asked")
 
 }