diff --git a/account_manager/src/validator/create.rs b/account_manager/src/validator/create.rs
index da01121055e..09144429948 100644
--- a/account_manager/src/validator/create.rs
+++ b/account_manager/src/validator/create.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ pub fn cli_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
                     "The path where the validator keystore passwords will be stored. \
                     Defaults to ~/.lighthouse/{network}/secrets",
                 )
-                .conflicts_with("datadir")
                 .takes_value(true),
         )
         .arg(
diff --git a/validator_client/src/cli.rs b/validator_client/src/cli.rs
index 3325b6950fa..c66ea7ce33b 100644
--- a/validator_client/src/cli.rs
+++ b/validator_client/src/cli.rs
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ pub fn cli_app<'a, 'b>() -> App<'a, 'b> {
                     This flag has been hidden and will be deprecated in the future.",
                 )
                 .takes_value(true)
-                .conflicts_with("datadir")
-                .hidden(true)
         )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("init-slashing-protection")