diff --git a/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go b/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go
index 2aae717766e8..7a917b1a9e44 100644
--- a/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go
+++ b/src/control/cmd/daos/pool.go
@@ -224,9 +224,8 @@ type poolCmd struct {
 
 type poolQueryCmd struct {
 	poolBaseCmd
-	ShowEnabledRanks  bool `short:"e" long:"show-enabled" description:"Show engine unique identifiers (ranks) which are enabled"`
-	ShowDisabledRanks bool `short:"b" long:"show-disabled" description:"Show engine unique identifiers (ranks) which are disabled"`
-	HealthOnly        bool `short:"t" long:"health-only" description:"Only perform pool health related queries"`
+	ShowEnabledRanks bool `short:"e" long:"show-enabled" description:"Show engine unique identifiers (ranks) which are enabled"`
+	HealthOnly       bool `short:"t" long:"health-only" description:"Only perform pool health related queries"`
 }
 
 func convertPoolSpaceInfo(in *C.struct_daos_pool_space, mt C.uint) *daos.StorageUsageStats {
@@ -340,15 +339,10 @@ func (cmd *poolQueryCmd) Execute(_ []string) error {
 	if cmd.HealthOnly {
 		queryMask = daos.HealthOnlyPoolQueryMask
 	}
-	if cmd.ShowEnabledRanks && cmd.ShowDisabledRanks {
-		return errors.New("show-enabled and show-disabled can't be used at the same time.")
-	}
 	if cmd.ShowEnabledRanks {
 		queryMask.SetOptions(daos.PoolQueryOptionEnabledEngines)
 	}
-	if cmd.ShowDisabledRanks {
-		queryMask.SetOptions(daos.PoolQueryOptionDisabledEngines)
-	}
+	queryMask.SetOptions(daos.PoolQueryOptionDisabledEngines)
 
 	cleanup, err := cmd.resolveAndConnect(C.DAOS_PC_RO, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/pool.go b/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/pool.go
index aa70115152df..a9f685b536f6 100644
--- a/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/pool.go
+++ b/src/control/cmd/daos/pretty/pool.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func PrintPoolInfo(pi *daos.PoolInfo, out io.Writer) error {
 	if pi.EnabledRanks != nil && pi.EnabledRanks.Count() > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "- Enabled ranks: %s\n", pi.EnabledRanks)
 	}
-	if pi.DisabledRanks != nil && pi.DisabledRanks.Count() > 0 {
+	if pi.DisabledRanks.Count() > 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "- Disabled ranks: %s\n", pi.DisabledRanks)
 	}
 	if pi.Rebuild != nil {
diff --git a/src/control/cmd/dmg/pool.go b/src/control/cmd/dmg/pool.go
index d7d267fbbe3b..1127ab2b6f68 100644
--- a/src/control/cmd/dmg/pool.go
+++ b/src/control/cmd/dmg/pool.go
@@ -590,9 +590,8 @@ func (cmd *PoolReintegrateCmd) Execute(args []string) error {
 // PoolQueryCmd is the struct representing the command to query a DAOS pool.
 type PoolQueryCmd struct {
 	poolCmd
-	ShowEnabledRanks  bool `short:"e" long:"show-enabled" description:"Show engine unique identifiers (ranks) which are enabled"`
-	ShowDisabledRanks bool `short:"b" long:"show-disabled" description:"Show engine unique identifiers (ranks) which are disabled"`
-	HealthOnly        bool `short:"t" long:"health-only" description:"Only perform pool health related queries"`
+	ShowEnabledRanks bool `short:"e" long:"show-enabled" description:"Show engine unique identifiers (ranks) which are enabled"`
+	HealthOnly       bool `short:"t" long:"health-only" description:"Only perform pool health related queries"`
 }
 
 // Execute is run when PoolQueryCmd subcommand is activated
@@ -608,9 +607,7 @@ func (cmd *PoolQueryCmd) Execute(args []string) error {
 	if cmd.ShowEnabledRanks {
 		req.QueryMask.SetOptions(daos.PoolQueryOptionEnabledEngines)
 	}
-	if cmd.ShowDisabledRanks {
-		req.QueryMask.SetOptions(daos.PoolQueryOptionDisabledEngines)
-	}
+	req.QueryMask.SetOptions(daos.PoolQueryOptionDisabledEngines)
 
 	resp, err := control.PoolQuery(cmd.MustLogCtx(), cmd.ctlInvoker, req)
 	if cmd.JSONOutputEnabled() {