diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitCommand.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitCommand.java
index f831a77151..11d5ac500c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitCommand.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/init/InitCommand.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2018 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public class InitCommand extends OptionParsingCommand {
 			this.target = option(Arrays.asList("target"), "URL of the service to use")
 					.withRequiredArg()
 					.defaultsTo(ProjectGenerationRequest.DEFAULT_SERVICE_URL);
-			this.listCapabilities = option(Arrays.asList("list", "l"),
+			this.listCapabilities = option(Arrays.asList("list"),
 					"List the capabilities of the service. Use it to discover the "
 							+ "dependencies and the types that are available");
 			projectGenerationOptions();