diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b84634..dec489d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ Type `git open` to open the repo website (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) in your bro
 ```sh
 git open [remote-name] [branch-name]
 
-git open issue
+git open --issue
 ```
 
-(`git open` works with these [hosted repo providers](#supported-remote-repositories), `git open issue` currently only works with GitHub)
+(`git open` works with these [hosted repo providers](#supported-remote-repositories), `git open --issue` currently only works with GitHub)
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $ git open someremote
 $ git open someremote somebranch
 # opens https://github.com/PROVIDED_REMOTE_USER/CURRENT_REPO/tree/PROVIDED_BRANCH
 
-$ git open issue
+$ git open --issue
 # If branches use naming convention of issues/#123,
 # opens https://github.com/TRACKED_REMOTE_USER/CURRENT_REPO/issues/123
 ```
diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index 0f74a70..edb1f8f 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ OPTIONS_KEEPDASHDASH=
 OPTIONS_SPEC="\
 git open [options]
 git open [remote] [branch]
-git open issue
 --
   Opens the GitHub page for a repo/branch in your browser.
   https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/
@@ -42,14 +41,6 @@ if ! git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree &>/dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# If the first argument is 'issue', we want to load the issue page
-if [[ "$1" == 'issue' ]]; then
-  is_issue=1
-
-  # Allow the user to provide other args, aka `git open issue upstream 79`
-  shift
-fi
-
 # choose remote. priority to: provided argument, detected tracked remote, 'origin'
 branch_name=$(git name-rev --name-only HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 tracked_remote=$(git config "branch.$branch_name.remote")
diff --git a/test/git-open.bats b/test/git-open.bats
index 8521005..3401349 100755
--- a/test/git-open.bats
+++ b/test/git-open.bats
@@ -89,19 +89,13 @@ setup() {
   assert_output "https://github.com/user/repo"
 }
 
-@test "gh: git open issue" {
+@test "gh: git open --issue" {
   # https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/pull/46
   git remote set-url origin "github.com:paulirish/git-open.git"
   git checkout -B "issues/#12"
-  run ../git-open "issue"
+  run ../git-open "--issue"
   assert_output "https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/issues/12"
 
-  # https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/pull/86
-  git checkout -B "fix-issue-36"
-  run ../git-open "issue"
-  assert_output "https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/issues/36"
-
-  # -i and --issue
   git checkout -B "fix-issue-37"
   run ../git-open "--issue"
   assert_output "https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/issues/37"