diff --git a/cli/required.go b/cli/required.go
index d28af86be5..d56bc213ad 100644
--- a/cli/required.go
+++ b/cli/required.go
@@ -25,72 +25,3 @@ func NoArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		cmd.Short,
 	)
 }
-
-// RequiresMinArgs returns an error if there is not at least min args
-func RequiresMinArgs(min int) cobra.PositionalArgs {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if len(args) >= min {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return errors.Errorf(
-			"\"%s\" requires at least %d argument(s).\nSee '%s --help'.\n\nUsage:  %s\n\n%s",
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			min,
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			cmd.UseLine(),
-			cmd.Short,
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-// RequiresMaxArgs returns an error if there is not at most max args
-func RequiresMaxArgs(max int) cobra.PositionalArgs {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if len(args) <= max {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return errors.Errorf(
-			"\"%s\" requires at most %d argument(s).\nSee '%s --help'.\n\nUsage:  %s\n\n%s",
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			max,
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			cmd.UseLine(),
-			cmd.Short,
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-// RequiresRangeArgs returns an error if there is not at least min args and at most max args
-func RequiresRangeArgs(min int, max int) cobra.PositionalArgs {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if len(args) >= min && len(args) <= max {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return errors.Errorf(
-			"\"%s\" requires at least %d and at most %d argument(s).\nSee '%s --help'.\n\nUsage:  %s\n\n%s",
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			min,
-			max,
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			cmd.UseLine(),
-			cmd.Short,
-		)
-	}
-}
-
-// ExactArgs returns an error if there is not the exact number of args
-func ExactArgs(number int) cobra.PositionalArgs {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if len(args) == number {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return errors.Errorf(
-			"\"%s\" requires exactly %d argument(s).\nSee '%s --help'.\n\nUsage:  %s\n\n%s",
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			number,
-			cmd.CommandPath(),
-			cmd.UseLine(),
-			cmd.Short,
-		)
-	}
-}