diff --git a/cmd/africastalking/main.go b/cmd/africastalking/main.go
index f57f8f4..11d78b2 100644
--- a/cmd/africastalking/main.go
+++ b/cmd/africastalking/main.go
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ func main() {
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
-	var separator string
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
 	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ func main() {
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", initializers.GetEnv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "http host")
 	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", initializers.GetEnvUint("PORT", 7123), "http port")
-	flag.StringVar(&separator, "sep", ": ", "custom separator for the menu")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "build", build, "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size)
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ func main() {
 		Root:          "root",
 		OutputSize:    uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:     uint32(128),
-		MenuSeparator: separator,
+		MenuSeparator: ": ",
 	}
 
 	if engineDebug {
diff --git a/cmd/async/main.go b/cmd/async/main.go
index 1fdc532..a5cac92 100644
--- a/cmd/async/main.go
+++ b/cmd/async/main.go
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func main() {
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
-	var separator string
 	flag.StringVar(&sessionId, "session-id", "075xx2123", "session id")
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ func main() {
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", initializers.GetEnv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "http host")
 	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", initializers.GetEnvUint("PORT", 7123), "http port")
-	flag.StringVar(&separator, "sep", ": ", "custom separator for the menu")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size, "sessionId", sessionId)
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 		Root:          "root",
 		OutputSize:    uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:     uint32(128),
-		MenuSeparator: separator,
+		MenuSeparator: ": ",
 	}
 
 	if engineDebug {
diff --git a/cmd/http/main.go b/cmd/http/main.go
index aa7d00a..451d693 100644
--- a/cmd/http/main.go
+++ b/cmd/http/main.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func main() {
 	var engineDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
-	var separator string
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
 	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ func main() {
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", initializers.GetEnv("HOST", "127.0.0.1"), "http host")
 	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", initializers.GetEnvUint("PORT", 7123), "http port")
-	flag.StringVar(&separator, "sep", ": ", "custom separator for the menu")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "resourcedir", resourceDir, "outputsize", size)
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 		Root:          "root",
 		OutputSize:    uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:     uint32(128),
-		MenuSeparator: separator,
+		MenuSeparator: ": ",
 	}
 
 	if engineDebug {
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index aec6a14..ddcf7a5 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -34,13 +34,11 @@ func main() {
 	var sessionId string
 	var database string
 	var engineDebug bool
-	var separator string
 	flag.StringVar(&sessionId, "session-id", "075xx2123", "session id")
 	flag.StringVar(&database, "db", "gdbm", "database to be used")
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
-	flag.StringVar(&separator, "sep", ": ", "custom separator for the menu")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logg.Infof("start command", "dbdir", dbDir, "outputsize", size)
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ func main() {
 		SessionId:     sessionId,
 		OutputSize:    uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:     uint32(128),
-		MenuSeparator: separator,
+		MenuSeparator: ": ",
 	}
 
 	resourceDir := scriptDir