diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-netstat.in b/src/lxc/lxc-netstat.in
index 367568c2e..4abe25f82 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-netstat.in
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-netstat.in
@@ -67,19 +67,8 @@ get_parent_cgroup()
 	done
 }
 
-shortoptions='hn:'
-longoptions='help,name:,exec'
-
-getopt=$(getopt -o $shortoptions --longoptions  $longoptions -- "$@")
-if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-    usage
-    exit 1;
-fi
-
 exec=""
 
-eval set -- "$getopt"
-
 while true; do
 	case $1 in
 		-h|--help)
@@ -91,7 +80,7 @@ while true; do
 		--)
 			shift; break;;
 		*)
-			break;
+			break;;
 	esac
 done