diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1dafdf9..3ab75d0c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - `wwctl node list --fullall` has been removed
 - `wwctl profile list --fullall` has been removed
 - Remove `wwctl server <start,stop,status,restart,reload>` #508
+- Remove `wwctl overlay build --host` #1419
+- Remove `wwctl overlay build --nodes` #1419
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/main.go
index 819d08df..5fb89b62 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/main.go
@@ -3,20 +3,16 @@ package build
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	warewulfconf "github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/hostlist"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
 	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/overlay"
-	"github.com/warewulf/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
 )
 
 func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	controller := warewulfconf.Get()
 	nodeDB, err := node.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not open node configuration: %s", err)
@@ -54,43 +50,29 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 		if len(args) > 0 {
 			if len(db) != 1 {
-				return errors.New("nust specify one node to build overlay")
+				return errors.New("must specify one node to build overlay")
 			}
 
 			for _, node := range db {
 				return overlay.BuildOverlayIndir(node, OverlayNames, OverlayDir)
 			}
 		} else {
-			// TODO this seems different than what is set in BuildHostOverlay
-			hostname, _ := os.Hostname()
-			node := node.NewNode(hostname)
-			wwlog.Info("building overlay for host: %s", hostname)
-			return overlay.BuildOverlayIndir(node, OverlayNames, OverlayDir)
-
+			return errors.New("must specify a node to build overlay")
 		}
 
 	}
 
-	if BuildHost && controller.Warewulf.EnableHostOverlay() {
-		err := overlay.BuildHostOverlay()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("host overlay could not be built: %s", err)
-		}
+	oldMask := syscall.Umask(007)
+	defer syscall.Umask(oldMask)
+
+	if len(OverlayNames) > 0 {
+		err = overlay.BuildSpecificOverlays(db, OverlayNames)
+	} else {
+		err = overlay.BuildAllOverlays(db)
 	}
 
-	if BuildNodes || (!BuildHost && !BuildNodes) {
-		oldMask := syscall.Umask(007)
-		defer syscall.Umask(oldMask)
-
-		if len(OverlayNames) > 0 {
-			err = overlay.BuildSpecificOverlays(db, OverlayNames)
-		} else {
-			err = overlay.BuildAllOverlays(db)
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("some overlays failed to be generated: %s", err)
-		}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("some overlays failed to be generated: %s", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/root.go
index e5adbc7b..e24ad6b3 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/build/root.go
@@ -29,15 +29,11 @@ var (
 			return node_names, cobra.ShellCompDirectiveNoFileComp
 		},
 	}
-	BuildHost    bool
-	BuildNodes   bool
 	OverlayNames []string
 	OverlayDir   string
 )
 
 func init() {
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&BuildHost, "host", "H", false, "Build overlays only for the host")
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&BuildNodes, "nodes", "N", false, "Build overlays only for the nodes")
 	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVarP(&OverlayNames, "overlay", "O", []string{}, "Build only specific overlay(s)")
 
 	if err := baseCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("overlay", func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ func init() {
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 	}
-	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&OverlayDir, "output", "o", "", `Do not create an overlay image, for distribution but write to
+	baseCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&OverlayDir, "output", "o", "", `Do not create an overlay image for distribution but write to
 	the given directory. An overlay must also be ge given to use this option.`)
 
 }