diff --git a/modules/echo.py b/modules/echo.py
index cfdb2084..1cbf7532 100644
--- a/modules/echo.py
+++ b/modules/echo.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from src import ModuleManager, utils
 class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @utils.hook("received.command.echo")
     @utils.kwarg("min_args", 1)
-    @utils.kwarg("argparse", "shlex")
     @utils.kwarg("remove_empty", False)
     @utils.kwarg("help", "Echo a string back")
     def echo(self, event):
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @utils.kwarg("min_args", 1)
     @utils.kwarg("expect_output", False)
     @utils.kwarg("remove_empty", False)
-    @utils.kwarg("argparse", "shlex")
     @utils.kwarg("help", "Make the bot send a /me")
     def action(self, event):
         event["target"].send_message("\x01ACTION %s\x01" % event["args"])
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
     @utils.kwarg("min_args", 2)
     @utils.kwarg("permission", "say")
     @utils.kwarg("remove_empty", False)
-    @utils.kwarg("argparse", "shlex")
     @utils.kwarg("help", "Send a message to a target")
     def msg(self, event):
         event["server"].send_message(event["args_split"][0],