diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/createdb.c b/src/bin/scripts/createdb.c
index f7cb9cf3de441f565f88cc587f5be249eea3ebc5..773107e48769e12c4bcad21eb0fcf2d883a41ebd 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/createdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/createdb.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/createdb.c,v 1.32 2009/02/26 16:02:39 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/createdb.c,v 1.33 2009/02/26 16:20:55 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"no-password", no_argument, NULL, 'w'},
 		{"password", no_argument, NULL, 'W'},
 		{"echo", no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
-		{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
 		{"owner", required_argument, NULL, 'O'},
 		{"tablespace", required_argument, NULL, 'D'},
 		{"template", required_argument, NULL, 'T'},
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	handle_help_version_opts(argc, argv, "createdb", help);
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWeqO:D:T:E:l:", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWeO:D:T:E:l:", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (c)
 		{
@@ -90,9 +89,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			case 'e':
 				echo = true;
 				break;
-			case 'q':
-				/* obsolete; remove in 8.4 */
-				break;
 			case 'O':
 				owner = optarg;
 				break;
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c b/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c
index 88b9bd30d571cd4c80990b5ecf286d702c169683..041b263c7a88595b3f37730bed5a269477a3fce0 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c,v 1.42 2009/02/26 16:02:39 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/createuser.c,v 1.43 2009/02/26 16:20:55 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"no-password", no_argument, NULL, 'w'},
 		{"password", no_argument, NULL, 'W'},
 		{"echo", no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
-		{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
 		{"createdb", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 		{"no-createdb", no_argument, NULL, 'D'},
 		{"superuser", no_argument, NULL, 's'},
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	handle_help_version_opts(argc, argv, "createuser", help);
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWeqdDsSaArRiIlLc:PEN",
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWedDsSaArRiIlLc:PEN",
 							long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (c)
@@ -102,9 +101,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			case 'e':
 				echo = true;
 				break;
-			case 'q':
-				/* obsolete; remove in 8.4 */
-				break;
 			case 'd':
 				createdb = TRI_YES;
 				break;
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/dropdb.c b/src/bin/scripts/dropdb.c
index 086e1c151756dc9752e43862bd551426d6309e77..e29eda16cf0f062f61af347854a3fa8feafa0318 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/dropdb.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/dropdb.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/dropdb.c,v 1.26 2009/02/26 16:02:39 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/dropdb.c,v 1.27 2009/02/26 16:20:55 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"no-password", no_argument, NULL, 'w'},
 		{"password", no_argument, NULL, 'W'},
 		{"echo", no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
-		{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
 		{"interactive", no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
 		{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 	};
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	handle_help_version_opts(argc, argv, "dropdb", help);
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWeqi", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWei", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (c)
 		{
@@ -77,9 +76,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			case 'e':
 				echo = true;
 				break;
-			case 'q':
-				/* obsolete; remove in 8.4 */
-				break;
 			case 'i':
 				interactive = true;
 				break;
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c b/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c
index be2e2ceda6a1192649cba7ed648e637211a5b676..5bd2ef3d4528ce58b01cb7d1ccea18dac74002ae 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2009, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c,v 1.27 2009/02/26 16:02:39 petere Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/scripts/dropuser.c,v 1.28 2009/02/26 16:20:55 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"no-password", no_argument, NULL, 'w'},
 		{"password", no_argument, NULL, 'W'},
 		{"echo", no_argument, NULL, 'e'},
-		{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
 		{"interactive", no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
 		{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 	};
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	handle_help_version_opts(argc, argv, "dropuser", help);
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWeqi", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "h:p:U:wWei", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
 	{
 		switch (c)
 		{
@@ -77,9 +76,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			case 'e':
 				echo = true;
 				break;
-			case 'q':
-				/* obsolete; remove in 8.4 */
-				break;
 			case 'i':
 				interactive = true;
 				break;