diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index 2fa26528497860..721c46a8ff0f5e 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -1132,7 +1132,8 @@ fn main() {
         .validator(is_parsable::<usize>)
         .takes_value(true)
         .default_value("0")
-        .help("How many accounts to add to stress the system. Accounts are ignored in operations related to correctness.");
+        .help("How many accounts to add to stress the system. Accounts are ignored in operations related to correctness.")
+        .hidden(hidden_unless_forced());
     let accounts_filler_size = Arg::with_name("accounts_filler_size")
         .long("accounts-filler-size")
         .value_name("BYTES")
@@ -1140,7 +1141,8 @@ fn main() {
         .takes_value(true)
         .default_value("0")
         .requires("accounts_filler_count")
-        .help("Size per filler account in bytes.");
+        .help("Size per filler account in bytes.")
+        .hidden(hidden_unless_forced());
     let account_paths_arg = Arg::with_name("account_paths")
         .long("accounts")
         .value_name("PATHS")
diff --git a/validator/src/cli.rs b/validator/src/cli.rs
index 0e8dcb9d7d4c10..0ce27ba6bea367 100644
--- a/validator/src/cli.rs
+++ b/validator/src/cli.rs
@@ -1279,7 +1279,8 @@ pub fn app<'a>(version: &'a str, default_args: &'a DefaultArgs) -> App<'a, 'a> {
             .validator(is_parsable::<usize>)
             .takes_value(true)
             .default_value(&default_args.accounts_filler_count)
-            .help("How many accounts to add to stress the system. Accounts are ignored in operations related to correctness."))
+            .help("How many accounts to add to stress the system. Accounts are ignored in operations related to correctness.")
+            .hidden(hidden_unless_forced()))
         .arg(Arg::with_name("accounts_filler_size")
             .long("accounts-filler-size")
             .value_name("BYTES")
@@ -1287,7 +1288,8 @@ pub fn app<'a>(version: &'a str, default_args: &'a DefaultArgs) -> App<'a, 'a> {
             .takes_value(true)
             .default_value(&default_args.accounts_filler_size)
             .requires("accounts_filler_count")
-            .help("Size per filler account in bytes."))
+            .help("Size per filler account in bytes.")
+            .hidden(hidden_unless_forced()))
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("accounts_db_test_hash_calculation")
                 .long("accounts-db-test-hash-calculation")