diff --git a/cobra_test.go b/cobra_test.go
index e6551e0..001c825 100644
--- a/cobra_test.go
+++ b/cobra_test.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestChildCommandFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("invalid flag should generate error")
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "inttwo=234") {
+	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "unknown shorthand") {
 		t.Errorf("Wrong error message displayed, \n %s", buf.String())
 	}
 
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index ce4557d..b8e4781 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@ func (c *Command) execute(args []string) (err error) {
 	if e == nil {
 		err = cmd.ParseFlags(a)
 		if err != nil {
-			// report flag parsing error
-			c.Println(strings.Split(err.Error(), "\n")[0])
-			erx := cmd.Usage()
-			if erx != nil {
-				return erx
-			}
 			return err
 		} else {
 			argWoFlags := cmd.Flags().Args()