diff --git a/src/bin/runtime_deps_of.rs b/src/bin/runtime_deps_of.rs
index 7edc25ba..52f0e6b5 100644
--- a/src/bin/runtime_deps_of.rs
+++ b/src/bin/runtime_deps_of.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,10 @@ use std::{env::args, process::ExitCode};
 const DEP_DEPTH: usize = 16;
 
 fn usage() {
-    eprintln!("Usage: pkg_deps_of package1 [package2 ...]");
+    eprintln!("Usage: pkg_deps_of [package1 package2 ...]");
 }
 
 fn main() -> ExitCode {
-    if args().len() < 2 {
-        usage();
-        return ExitCode::FAILURE;
-    }
-
     let names = args().skip(1).collect::<Vec<String>>();
     let recipes = CookRecipe::new_recursive(&names, DEP_DEPTH, true).expect("recipe not found");