diff --git a/megamek/i18n/megamek/common/options/messages.properties b/megamek/i18n/megamek/common/options/messages.properties
index b99011e2e51..17f1fe80a6e 100644
--- a/megamek/i18n/megamek/common/options/messages.properties
+++ b/megamek/i18n/megamek/common/options/messages.properties
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ GameOptionsInfo.option.allow_nukes.displayableName=Allow command-line nukes.
 GameOptionsInfo.option.allow_nukes.description=This must be checked to allow players to throw nukes from the command line. If this is not checked, nukes are still available as advanced munitions.
 GameOptionsInfo.option.really_allow_nukes.displayableName=REALLY allow command-line nukes.
 GameOptionsInfo.option.really_allow_nukes.description=This must be checked to allow players to throw nukes from the command line. If this is not checked, nukes are still available as advanced munitions.
-GameOptionsInfo.option.gm_can_kill_units.displayableName=Allow command-line kill (GM only).
-GameOptionsInfo.option.gm_can_kill_units.description=This must be checked to allow the GM to kill units using command line. If this is not checked, the command is disabled.
 
 
 GameOptionsInfo.group.advancedRules.displayableName=Advanced Rules
diff --git a/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/GameOptions.java b/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/GameOptions.java
index c780f42b731..56875bb6c21 100755
--- a/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/GameOptions.java
+++ b/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/GameOptions.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public synchronized void initialize() {
         addOption(allowed, OptionsConstants.ALLOWED_NO_CLAN_PHYSICAL, false);
         addOption(allowed, OptionsConstants.ALLOWED_ALLOW_NUKES, false);
         addOption(allowed, OptionsConstants.ALLOWED_REALLY_ALLOW_NUKES, false);
-        addOption(allowed, OptionsConstants.ALLOWED_GM_CAN_KILL_UNITS, false);
 
         IBasicOptionGroup advancedRules = addGroup("advancedRules");
         addOption(advancedRules, OptionsConstants.ADVANCED_MINEFIELDS, false);
diff --git a/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/OptionsConstants.java b/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/OptionsConstants.java
index 5af5898077b..6850acaf3fb 100644
--- a/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/OptionsConstants.java
+++ b/megamek/src/megamek/common/options/OptionsConstants.java
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ public class OptionsConstants {
     public static final String ALLOWED_NO_CLAN_PHYSICAL = "no_clan_physical";
     public static final String ALLOWED_ALLOW_NUKES = "allow_nukes";
     public static final String ALLOWED_REALLY_ALLOW_NUKES = "really_allow_nukes";
-    public static final String ALLOWED_GM_CAN_KILL_UNITS = "gm_can_kill_units";
     public static final String ADVANCED_MINEFIELDS = "minefields";
     public static final String ADVANCED_HIDDEN_UNITS = "hidden_units";
     public static final String ADVANCED_BLACK_ICE= "black_ice";
diff --git a/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/KillCommand.java b/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/KillCommand.java
index bc436c49380..45f2b6d7dca 100644
--- a/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/KillCommand.java
+++ b/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/KillCommand.java
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ public KillCommand(Server server, TWGameManager gameManager) {
     public void run(int connId, String[] args) {
 
         // Check to make sure gm kills are allowed!
-        if (!(server.getGame().getOptions().booleanOption(OptionsConstants.ALLOWED_GM_CAN_KILL_UNITS))) {
-            server.sendServerChat(connId, "Command-line kill is not enabled in this game.");
-            return;
-        }
         if (!isGM(connId)) {
             server.sendServerChat(connId, "You are not a Game Master.");
             return;
diff --git a/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/OrbitalBombardmentCommand.java b/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/OrbitalBombardmentCommand.java
index c3d31e2202f..5424526f93d 100644
--- a/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/OrbitalBombardmentCommand.java
+++ b/megamek/src/megamek/server/commands/OrbitalBombardmentCommand.java
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ public OrbitalBombardmentCommand(Server server, TWGameManager gameManager) {
         super(server, "ob", "GM Drops a bomb onto the board doing of 100 damage with a 3 hex radius, to be exploded at" +
                 "the end of the next weapons attack phase." +
                 "Allowed formats:"+
-                "/bomb <x> <y> and" +
-                "/bomb <x> <y> [factor=10] [radius=4]" +
-                "the damage at impact point is 10 times the factor, default is 10. " +
+                "/ob <x> <y> and" +
+                "/ob <x> <y> [factor=#] [radius=#]" +
+                "the damage at impact point is the factor times 10, default factor value is 10. " +
                 "and hex x, y is x=column number and y=row number (hex 0923 would be x=9 and y=23), the explosion blast radius default " +
                 "is equal to 4, it automatically applies a linear damage dropoff each hex away from the center." +
-                " All parameters in square brackets may be ommited. " +
+                " All parameters in square brackets may be omitted. " +
                 " Example: /ob 10 10 factor=12 ");
         this.gameManager = gameManager;
     }