diff --git a/pkg/generate/docs.go b/pkg/generate/docs.go
index 63deb47414..fefc720d8e 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/docs.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/docs.go
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ func GenMarkdownCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer, linkHandler func(string)
 		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("```\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.Example))
 	}
 
-	if err := printOptions(buf, cmd, name); err != nil {
+	if err := printOptions(buf, cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	_, err := buf.WriteTo(w)
 	return err
 }
 
-func printOptions(buf *bytes.Buffer, cmd *cobra.Command, name string) error {
+func printOptions(buf *bytes.Buffer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	flags := cmd.NonInheritedFlags()
 	flags.SetOutput(buf)
 	if flags.HasAvailableFlags() {