diff --git a/dclient/cli.py b/dclient/cli.py
index 49ff338..baebde8 100644
--- a/dclient/cli.py
+++ b/dclient/cli.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def cli():
 @cli.command()
 @click.argument("url_or_alias")
 @click.argument("sql")
-@click.option("--token", "-t", help="API token")
+@click.option("--token", help="API token")
 def query(url_or_alias, sql, token):
     """
     Run a SQL query against a Datasette database URL
diff --git a/docs/queries.md b/docs/queries.md
index 99d5ff3..6ce1504 100644
--- a/docs/queries.md
+++ b/docs/queries.md
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ Usage: dclient query [OPTIONS] URL_OR_ALIAS SQL
   Returns a JSON array of objects
 
 Options:
-  -t, --token TEXT  API token
-  --help            Show this message and exit.
+  --token TEXT  API token
+  --help        Show this message and exit.
 
 ```
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->