diff --git a/cmd/helm/helm.go b/cmd/helm/helm.go
index 6a77fbbc9..dbb5ab809 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/helm.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/helm.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
-var stdout = os.Stdout
 var helmHome string
 
 // flagVerbose is a signal that the user wants additional output.
diff --git a/cmd/helm/init.go b/cmd/helm/init.go
index 030a0dae0..136c95ceb 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/init.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/init.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func init() {
 var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "init",
 	Short: "Initialize Helm on both client and server.",
-	Long:  installDesc,
+	Long:  initDesc,
 	RunE:  runInit,
 }