diff --git a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_logical.py b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_logical.py
index 8168b5b47..e156878a4 100644
--- a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_logical.py
+++ b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_logical.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def verify(self, namespace, parser):
     (
         "debug",
         {
-            "help": ("Miscellaneous filesystem-level debug commands"),
+            "help": "Miscellaneous filesystem-level debug commands",
             "subcmds": FILESYSTEM_DEBUG_SUBCMDS,
         },
     ),
diff --git a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_parser.py b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_parser.py
index 682eef3ca..7be7294ff 100644
--- a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_parser.py
+++ b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_parser.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def wrapped_func(*args):
                     {
                         "default": ReportKey.ENGINE_STATE,
                         "type": ReportKey,
-                        "help": ("Name of the report to display"),
+                        "help": "Name of the report to display",
                         "nargs": "?",
                         "choices": list(ReportKey),
                     },
diff --git a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_physical.py b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_physical.py
index 38c5d7517..4f791f539 100644
--- a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_physical.py
+++ b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_physical.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     (
         "debug",
         {
-            "help": ("Miscellaneous blockdev-level debug commands"),
+            "help": "Miscellaneous blockdev-level debug commands",
             "subcmds": BLOCKDEV_DEBUG_SUBCMDS,
         },
     ),
diff --git a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py
index c9ef1f2d4..27a829783 100644
--- a/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py
+++ b/src/stratis_cli/_parser/_pool.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def _ensure_nat(arg):
                                 "--clevis",
                                 {
                                     "type": Clevis,
-                                    "help": ("Specification for binding with Clevis."),
+                                    "help": "Specification for binding with Clevis.",
                                     "choices": list(Clevis),
                                 },
                             ),
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def _ensure_nat(arg):
                 (
                     "pool_name",
                     {
-                        "help": ("Name of the pool for which to initialize the cache"),
+                        "help": "Name of the pool for which to initialize the cache",
                     },
                 ),
                 (
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def _ensure_nat(arg):
     (
         "debug",
         {
-            "help": ("Miscellaneous pool-level debug commands"),
+            "help": "Miscellaneous pool-level debug commands",
             "subcmds": POOL_DEBUG_SUBCMDS,
         },
     ),