diff --git a/cmd/tide/apply.go b/cmd/tide/apply.go
index 93ca42f..9c6a9b7 100644
--- a/cmd/tide/apply.go
+++ b/cmd/tide/apply.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const applyDesc = `
-This command applys a chart archive.
+This command applies a chart archive.
 
 The apply argument must be either a relative
 path to a chart directory or the name of a
diff --git a/cmd/tide/engine.go b/cmd/tide/engine.go
index 9c9a0ee..43235a2 100644
--- a/cmd/tide/engine.go
+++ b/cmd/tide/engine.go
@@ -29,12 +29,8 @@ func readManifest(installArg string) (string, error) {
 
 	overrides := map[string]interface{}{
 		"Release": map[string]interface{}{
-			"Name":      "name",
-			"Time":      "ts",
-			"Namespace": "s.env.Namespace",
-			"Service":   "Tide",
+			"Service": "Tide",
 		},
-		"Chart": "req.Chart.Metadata",
 	}
 
 	files, err := env.EngineYard.Default().Render(chpb, vals, overrides)
diff --git a/cmd/tide/tide.go b/cmd/tide/tide.go
index 571e816..35beac4 100644
--- a/cmd/tide/tide.go
+++ b/cmd/tide/tide.go
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var stdout = os.Stdout
-var helmHome string
-
 // flagVerbose is a signal that the user wants additional output.
 var flagVerbose bool
 
@@ -20,15 +13,7 @@ Tide is a standalone CLI tool to render Kubernetes packages with the Helm format
 
 It is a stateless tool, which uses the current directory to render the templates
 and either outputs them for further usage (e.g. pipeline with kubectl or other
-scripting methods) or installs them directly to Kubernetes.
-
-Common actions from this point on include:
-
-- tide search: search for charts
-- tide fetch: download a chart to your local directory to view
-- tide install: upload the chart to Kubernetes
-- tide list: list releases of charts
-`
+scripting methods) or installs them directly to Kubernetes.`
 
 // RootCommand is the top-level command for Helm.
 var RootCommand = &cobra.Command{
@@ -44,14 +29,3 @@ func init() {
 func main() {
 	RootCommand.Execute()
 }
-
-func checkArgsLength(expectedNum, actualNum int, requiredArgs ...string) error {
-	if actualNum != expectedNum {
-		arg := "arguments"
-		if expectedNum == 1 {
-			arg = "argument"
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("This command needs %v %s: %s", expectedNum, arg, strings.Join(requiredArgs, ", "))
-	}
-	return nil
-}