diff --git a/x/wasm/client/cli/genesis_msg.go b/x/wasm/client/cli/genesis_msg.go
index 8aedae358a..b6b1321aee 100644
--- a/x/wasm/client/cli/genesis_msg.go
+++ b/x/wasm/client/cli/genesis_msg.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func GenesisStoreCodeCmd(defaultNodeHome string, genesisMutator GenesisMutator)
 				return nil
 			})
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagRunAs, "", "The address that is stored as code creator")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagInstantiateByEverybody, "", "Everybody can instantiate a contract from the code, optional")
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ func GenesisInstantiateContractCmd(defaultNodeHome string, genesisMutator Genesi
 				return nil
 			})
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract during instantiation")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagLabel, "", "A human-readable name for this contract in lists")
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ func GenesisExecuteContractCmd(defaultNodeHome string, genesisMutator GenesisMut
 				return nil
 			})
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract along with command")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagRunAs, "", "The address that pays the funds.")
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ func GenesisListCodesCmd(defaultNodeHome string, genReader GenesisReader) *cobra
 			}
 			return printJSONOutput(cmd, all)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagHome, defaultNodeHome, "The application home directory")
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ func GenesisListContractsCmd(defaultNodeHome string, genReader GenesisReader) *c
 			all := GetAllContracts(state)
 			return printJSONOutput(cmd, all)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flags.FlagHome, defaultNodeHome, "The application home directory")
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
diff --git a/x/wasm/client/cli/gov_tx.go b/x/wasm/client/cli/gov_tx.go
index ce3dd6e5ca..01f7aaf80e 100644
--- a/x/wasm/client/cli/gov_tx.go
+++ b/x/wasm/client/cli/gov_tx.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func ProposalStoreCodeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagRunAs, "", "The address that is stored as code creator")
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ func ProposalInstantiateContractCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract during instantiation")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagLabel, "", "A human-readable name for this contract in lists")
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ func ProposalMigrateContractCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	// proposal flags
@@ -296,6 +299,7 @@ func ProposalExecuteContractCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagRunAs, "", "The address that is passed as sender to the contract on proposal execution")
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract during instantiation")
@@ -355,6 +359,7 @@ func ProposalSudoContractCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	// proposal flagsExecute
@@ -414,6 +419,7 @@ func ProposalUpdateContractAdminCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	// proposal flags
 	cmd.Flags().String(cli.FlagTitle, "", "Title of proposal")
@@ -466,6 +472,7 @@ func ProposalClearContractAdminCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	// proposal flags
 	cmd.Flags().String(cli.FlagTitle, "", "Title of proposal")
@@ -522,6 +529,7 @@ func ProposalPinCodesCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	// proposal flags
 	cmd.Flags().String(cli.FlagTitle, "", "Title of proposal")
@@ -590,6 +598,7 @@ func ProposalUnpinCodesCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	// proposal flags
 	cmd.Flags().String(cli.FlagTitle, "", "Title of proposal")
@@ -705,6 +714,7 @@ $ %s tx gov submit-proposal update-instantiate-config 1:nobody 2:everybody 3:%s1
 
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	// proposal flags
 	cmd.Flags().String(cli.FlagTitle, "", "Title of proposal")
diff --git a/x/wasm/client/cli/new_tx.go b/x/wasm/client/cli/new_tx.go
index e3b47792e6..2be19350ac 100644
--- a/x/wasm/client/cli/new_tx.go
+++ b/x/wasm/client/cli/new_tx.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func MigrateContractCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), &msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ func UpdateContractAdminCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), &msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ func ClearContractAdminCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), &msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddTxFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
diff --git a/x/wasm/client/cli/query.go b/x/wasm/client/cli/query.go
index 8d13a1192a..a621ba0825 100644
--- a/x/wasm/client/cli/query.go
+++ b/x/wasm/client/cli/query.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func GetQueryCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		DisableFlagParsing:         true,
 		SuggestionsMinimumDistance: 2,
 		RunE:                       client.ValidateCmd,
+		SilenceUsage:               true,
 	}
 	queryCmd.AddCommand(
 		GetCmdListCode(),
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ func GetCmdListCode() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	flags.AddPaginationFlagsToCmd(cmd, "list codes")
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ func GetCmdListContractByCode() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	flags.AddPaginationFlagsToCmd(cmd, "list contracts by code")
@@ -224,6 +227,7 @@ func GetCmdQueryCode() *cobra.Command {
 			fmt.Printf("Downloading wasm code to %s\n", args[1])
 			return os.WriteFile(args[1], res.Data, 0o600)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
@@ -263,6 +267,7 @@ func GetCmdQueryCodeInfo() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res.CodeInfoResponse)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
@@ -298,6 +303,7 @@ func GetCmdGetContractInfo() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
@@ -312,6 +318,7 @@ func GetCmdGetContractState() *cobra.Command {
 		DisableFlagParsing:         true,
 		SuggestionsMinimumDistance: 2,
 		RunE:                       client.ValidateCmd,
+		SilenceUsage:               true,
 	}
 	cmd.AddCommand(
 		GetCmdGetContractStateAll(),
@@ -355,6 +362,7 @@ func GetCmdGetContractStateAll() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	flags.AddPaginationFlagsToCmd(cmd, "contract state")
@@ -396,6 +404,7 @@ func GetCmdGetContractStateRaw() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	decoder.RegisterFlags(cmd.PersistentFlags(), "key argument")
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
@@ -444,6 +453,7 @@ func GetCmdGetContractStateSmart() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	decoder.RegisterFlags(cmd.PersistentFlags(), "query argument")
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
@@ -487,6 +497,7 @@ func GetCmdGetContractHistory() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
@@ -499,7 +510,7 @@ func GetCmdListPinnedCode() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "pinned",
 		Short: "List all pinned code ids",
-		Long:  "\t\tLong:    List all pinned code ids,\n",
+		Long:  "List all pinned code ids",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			clientCtx, err := client.GetClientQueryContext(cmd)
@@ -523,6 +534,7 @@ func GetCmdListPinnedCode() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	flags.AddPaginationFlagsToCmd(cmd, "list codes")
@@ -534,7 +546,7 @@ func GetCmdListContractsByCreator() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "list-contracts-by-creator [creator]",
 		Short: "List all contracts by creator",
-		Long:  "\t\tLong:    List all contracts by creator,\n",
+		Long:  "List all contracts by creator",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			clientCtx, err := client.GetClientQueryContext(cmd)
@@ -563,6 +575,7 @@ func GetCmdListContractsByCreator() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(res)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd
@@ -650,6 +663,7 @@ func GetCmdQueryParams() *cobra.Command {
 
 			return clientCtx.PrintProto(&res.Params)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	flags.AddQueryFlagsToCmd(cmd)
diff --git a/x/wasm/client/cli/tx.go b/x/wasm/client/cli/tx.go
index 9a2eebfda8..7e4c6e36f0 100644
--- a/x/wasm/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/wasm/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func GetTxCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		DisableFlagParsing:         true,
 		SuggestionsMinimumDistance: 2,
 		RunE:                       client.ValidateCmd,
+		SilenceUsage:               true,
 	}
 	txCmd.AddCommand(
 		StoreCodeCmd(),
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func StoreCodeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), &msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagInstantiateByEverybody, "", "Everybody can instantiate a contract from the code, optional")
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ $ %s tx wasm instantiate 1 '{"foo":"bar"}' --admin="$(%s keys show mykey -a)" \
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract during instantiation")
@@ -262,6 +265,7 @@ $ %s tx wasm instantiate2 1 '{"foo":"bar"}' $(echo -n "testing" | xxd -ps) --adm
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract during instantiation")
@@ -347,6 +351,7 @@ func ExecuteContractCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 			return tx.GenerateOrBroadcastTxCLI(clientCtx, cmd.Flags(), &msg)
 		},
+		SilenceUsage: true,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Coins to send to the contract along with command")