diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/scope.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/scope.rs
index 1836c5415d..7355185a26 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/scope.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/evaluate/scope.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ impl Scope {
         for frame in self.frames.lock().iter().rev() {
             for (name, command) in frame.commands.iter() {
                 if !output.contains_key(name) {
-                    output.insert(name.clone(), command.signature());
+                    let mut sig = command.signature();
+                    // don't show --help and -h in the command arguments for $scope.commands
+                    sig.remove_named("help");
+                    output.insert(name.clone(), sig);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/tests/evaluate/variables.rs b/crates/nu-engine/tests/evaluate/variables.rs
index f00db130da..e62a8f146e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/tests/evaluate/variables.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/tests/evaluate/variables.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fn scope_variable_with_command_present() {
 
         assert_that!(
             nu.pipeline("def meaning-of-life [--number: int] { echo $number }; echo $scope.commands | get meaning-of-life"),
-            says().to_stdout("-h --help --number")
+            says().to_stdout("--number")
         );
     })
 }