diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 93b7f746e0..e45cde6838 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2082,18 +2082,18 @@ checksum = "06069a848f95fceae3e5e03c0ddc8cb78452b56654ee0c8e68f938cf790fb9e3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xflags"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3f14fe1ed41a5a2b5ef3f565586c4a8a559ee55d3953faab360a771135bdee00"
+checksum = "cbf19f5031a1a812e96fede16f8161218883079946cea87619d3613db1efd268"
 dependencies = [
  "xflags-macros",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xflags-macros"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "45d11d5fc2a97287eded8b170ca80533b3c42646dd7fa386a5eb045817921022"
+checksum = "2afbd7f2039bb6cad2dd45f0c5dff49c0d4e26118398768b7a605524d4251809"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "xshell"
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml b/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml
index 71566d5de6..a4e6550984 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ itertools = "0.10.3"
 scip = "0.1.1"
 lsp-types = { version = "0.93.1", features = ["proposed"] }
 parking_lot = "0.12.1"
-xflags = "0.2.4"
+xflags = "0.3.0"
 oorandom = "11.1.3"
 rustc-hash = "1.1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs
index f6a6802972..eabfcf1944 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -37,16 +37,15 @@ fn main() {
         process::exit(code);
     }
 
-    if let Err(err) = try_main() {
+    let flags = flags::RustAnalyzer::from_env_or_exit();
+    if let Err(err) = try_main(flags) {
         tracing::error!("Unexpected error: {}", err);
         eprintln!("{}", err);
         process::exit(101);
     }
 }
 
-fn try_main() -> Result<()> {
-    let flags = flags::RustAnalyzer::from_env()?;
-
+fn try_main(flags: flags::RustAnalyzer) -> Result<()> {
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     if flags.wait_dbg || env::var("RA_WAIT_DBG").is_ok() {
         #[allow(unused_mut)]
@@ -76,10 +75,6 @@ fn try_main() -> Result<()> {
                 println!("rust-analyzer {}", rust_analyzer::version());
                 return Ok(());
             }
-            if cmd.help {
-                println!("{}", flags::RustAnalyzer::HELP);
-                return Ok(());
-            }
             with_extra_thread("LspServer", run_server)?;
         }
         flags::RustAnalyzerCmd::ProcMacro(flags::ProcMacro) => {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/flags.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/flags.rs
index aa32654fbd..5bcc97e226 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/flags.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/flags.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ xflags::xflags! {
         default cmd lsp-server {
             /// Print version.
             optional --version
-            /// Print help.
-            optional -h, --help
 
             /// Dump a LSP config JSON schema.
             optional --print-config-schema
@@ -54,10 +52,10 @@ xflags::xflags! {
         }
 
         /// Batch typecheck project and print summary statistics
-        cmd analysis-stats
+        cmd analysis-stats {
             /// Directory with Cargo.toml.
             required path: PathBuf
-        {
+
             optional --output format: OutputFormat
 
             /// Randomize order in which crates, modules, and items are processed.
@@ -84,38 +82,37 @@ xflags::xflags! {
             optional --skip-inference
         }
 
-        cmd diagnostics
+        cmd diagnostics {
             /// Directory with Cargo.toml.
             required path: PathBuf
-        {
+
             /// Don't run build scripts or load `OUT_DIR` values by running `cargo check` before analysis.
             optional --disable-build-scripts
             /// Don't use expand proc macros.
             optional --disable-proc-macros
         }
 
-        cmd ssr
+        cmd ssr {
             /// A structured search replace rule (`$a.foo($b) ==> bar($a, $b)`)
             repeated rule: SsrRule
-        {}
+        }
 
-        cmd search
+        cmd search {
             /// A structured search replace pattern (`$a.foo($b)`)
             repeated pattern: SsrPattern
-        {
             /// Prints debug information for any nodes with source exactly equal to snippet.
             optional --debug snippet: String
         }
 
         cmd proc-macro {}
 
-        cmd lsif
+        cmd lsif {
             required path: PathBuf
-        {}
+        }
 
-        cmd scip
+        cmd scip {
             required path: PathBuf
-        {}
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +147,6 @@ pub enum RustAnalyzerCmd {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct LspServer {
     pub version: bool,
-    pub help: bool,
     pub print_config_schema: bool,
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +214,10 @@ pub struct Scip {
 }
 
 impl RustAnalyzer {
-    pub const HELP: &'static str = Self::HELP_;
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn from_env_or_exit() -> Self {
+        Self::from_env_or_exit_()
+    }
 
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn from_env() -> xflags::Result<Self> {
diff --git a/xtask/Cargo.toml b/xtask/Cargo.toml
index 95d44e9b9d..14816912b7 100644
--- a/xtask/Cargo.toml
+++ b/xtask/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ anyhow = "1.0.57"
 flate2 = "1.0.24"
 write-json = "0.1.2"
 xshell = "0.2.2"
-xflags = "0.2.4"
+xflags = "0.3.0"
 # Avoid adding more dependencies to this crate
diff --git a/xtask/src/flags.rs b/xtask/src/flags.rs
index 993c64ccea..0fce488983 100644
--- a/xtask/src/flags.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/flags.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ xflags::xflags! {
 
     /// Run custom build command.
     cmd xtask {
-        default cmd help {
-            /// Print help information.
-            optional -h, --help
-        }
 
         /// Install rust-analyzer server or editor plugin.
         cmd install {
@@ -42,9 +38,9 @@ xflags::xflags! {
             optional --dry-run
         }
         /// Builds a benchmark version of rust-analyzer and puts it into `./target`.
-        cmd bb
+        cmd bb {
             required suffix: String
-        {}
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +54,6 @@ pub struct Xtask {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum XtaskCmd {
-    Help(Help),
     Install(Install),
     FuzzTests(FuzzTests),
     Release(Release),
@@ -68,11 +63,6 @@ pub enum XtaskCmd {
     Bb(Bb),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Help {
-    pub help: bool,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Install {
     pub client: bool,
@@ -111,7 +101,10 @@ pub struct Bb {
 }
 
 impl Xtask {
-    pub const HELP: &'static str = Self::HELP_;
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub fn from_env_or_exit() -> Self {
+        Self::from_env_or_exit_()
+    }
 
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn from_env() -> xflags::Result<Self> {
diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 335ac324a5..a37f469adc 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ use std::{
 use xshell::{cmd, Shell};
 
 fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let flags = flags::Xtask::from_env_or_exit();
+
     let sh = &Shell::new()?;
     sh.change_dir(project_root());
 
-    let flags = flags::Xtask::from_env()?;
     match flags.subcommand {
-        flags::XtaskCmd::Help(_) => {
-            println!("{}", flags::Xtask::HELP);
-            Ok(())
-        }
         flags::XtaskCmd::Install(cmd) => cmd.run(sh),
         flags::XtaskCmd::FuzzTests(_) => run_fuzzer(sh),
         flags::XtaskCmd::Release(cmd) => cmd.run(sh),