diff --git a/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go b/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
index a266484a..648e7508 100644
--- a/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ func showHelp() bool {
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "tile38-cli %s%s\n\n", core.Version, gitsha)
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Usage: tile38-cli [OPTIONS] [cmd [arg [arg ...]]]\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " --raw              Use raw formatting for replies (default when STDOUT is not a tty)\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " --raw              Use raw formatting for replies\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " --noprompt         Do not display a prompt\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " --tty              Force TTY\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " --resp             Use RESP output formatting (default is JSON output)\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " --json             Use JSON output formatting (default is JSON output)\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, " -h <hostname>      Server hostname (default: %s)\n", hostname)
@@ -146,14 +145,6 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !raw && !tty && runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-		fi, err := os.Stdout.Stat()
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
-			return
-		}
-		raw = (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == 0
-	}
 	if len(oneCommand) > 0 && (oneCommand[0] == 'h' || oneCommand[0] == 'H') && strings.Split(strings.ToLower(oneCommand), " ")[0] == "help" {
 		showHelp()
 		return
@@ -490,7 +481,7 @@ func help(arg string) error {
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, `        "quit" to exit`+"\n")
 		if noprompt && tty {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, groups)
+			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, groups)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -512,7 +503,7 @@ func help(arg string) error {
 	}
 	if showGroups {
 		if noprompt && tty {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, groups)
+			fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, groups)
 		}
 	} else if !found {
 		if noprompt && tty {