diff --git a/src/top/top_nls.c b/src/top/top_nls.c
index 84d8acd1..fbe2d44d 100644
--- a/src/top/top_nls.c
+++ b/src/top/top_nls.c
@@ -409,9 +409,6 @@ static void build_norm_nlstab (void) {
    Norm_nlstab[EXIT_signals_fmt] = _(""
       "\tsignal %d (%s) was caught by %s, please\n"
       "\tsend bug reports to <procps@freelists.org>\n");
-   Norm_nlstab[WRONG_switch_fmt] = _(""
-      "inappropriate '%s'\n"
-      "Usage:\n  %s%s");
    Norm_nlstab[HELP_cmdline_fmt] = _X("\n"
       "Usage:\n"
       " %s [options]\n"
diff --git a/src/top/top_nls.h b/src/top/top_nls.h
index a317ba24..020ca9d2 100644
--- a/src/top/top_nls.h
+++ b/src/top/top_nls.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ enum norm_nls {
    TIME_accumed_fmt, UNKNOWN_cmds_txt, UNKNOWN_opts_fmt, VERSION_opts_fmt,
    WORD_abv_mem_txt, WORD_abv_swp_txt, WORD_allcpus_txt, WORD_another_txt,
    WORD_eachcpu_fmt, WORD_exclude_txt, WORD_include_txt, WORD_noneone_txt,
-   WORD_process_txt, WORD_threads_txt, WRITE_rcfile_fmt, WRONG_switch_fmt,
+   WORD_process_txt, WORD_threads_txt, WRITE_rcfile_fmt,
    XTRA_badflds_fmt, XTRA_fixwide_fmt, XTRA_modebad_txt, XTRA_vforest_fmt,
    XTRA_warncfg_txt, XTRA_warnold_txt, XTRA_winsize_txt,
    X_BOT_cmdlin_fmt, X_BOT_ctlgrp_fmt, X_BOT_envirn_fmt, X_BOT_msglog_txt,