diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md
index 9cf16df75..eb6f40df4 100644
--- a/DOCS.md
+++ b/DOCS.md
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ depth: 1
 #### Usage
 
 ```
-coconut [-h] [--and source [dest ...]] [-v] [-t version] [-i] [-p] [-a] [-l] [-k] [-w]
-        [-r] [-n] [-d] [-q] [-s] [--no-tco] [--no-wrap-types] [-c code] [-j processes]
-        [-f] [--minify] [--jupyter ...] [--mypy ...] [--argv ...] [--tutorial]
-        [--docs] [--style name] [--history-file path] [--vi-mode]
+coconut [-h] [--and source [dest ...]] [-v] [-t version] [-i] [-p] [-a] [-l]
+        [--no-line-numbers] [-k] [-w] [-r] [-n] [-d] [-q] [-s] [--no-tco]
+        [--no-wrap-types] [-c code] [-j processes] [-f] [--minify] [--jupyter ...]
+        [--mypy ...] [--argv ...] [--tutorial] [--docs] [--style name] [--vi-mode]
         [--recursion-limit limit] [--stack-size kbs] [--site-install]
         [--site-uninstall] [--verbose] [--trace] [--profile]
         [source] [dest]
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ dest                destination directory for compiled files (defaults to
 --style name          set Pygments syntax highlighting style (or 'list' to list styles)
                       (defaults to COCONUT_STYLE environment variable if it exists,
                       otherwise 'default')
---history-file path   set history file (or '' for no file) (can be modified by setting
-                      COCONUT_HOME environment variable)
 --vi-mode, --vimode   enable vi mode in the interpreter (currently set to False) (can be
                       modified by setting COCONUT_VI_MODE environment variable)
 --recursion-limit limit, --recursionlimit limit
diff --git a/coconut/command/cli.py b/coconut/command/cli.py
index 5087e52d0..0281513b0 100644
--- a/coconut/command/cli.py
+++ b/coconut/command/cli.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
     default_style,
     vi_mode_env_var,
     prompt_vi_mode,
-    prompt_histfile,
-    home_env_var,
     py_version_str,
     default_jobs,
 )
@@ -245,13 +243,6 @@
     + style_env_var + " environment variable if it exists, otherwise '" + default_style + "')",
 )
 
-arguments.add_argument(
-    "--history-file",
-    metavar="path",
-    type=str,
-    help="set history file (or '' for no file) (currently set to " + ascii(prompt_histfile) + ") (can be modified by setting " + home_env_var + " environment variable)",
-)
-
 arguments.add_argument(
     "--vi-mode", "--vimode",
     action="store_true",
diff --git a/coconut/command/command.py b/coconut/command/command.py
index fee072a41..58acb6db0 100644
--- a/coconut/command/command.py
+++ b/coconut/command/command.py
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ def execute_args(self, args, interact=True, original_args=None):
             self.prompt.vi_mode = args.vi_mode
             if args.style is not None:
                 self.prompt.set_style(args.style)
-            if args.history_file is not None:
-                self.prompt.set_history_file(args.history_file)
             if args.argv is not None:
                 self.argv_args = list(args.argv)
 
diff --git a/coconut/constants.py b/coconut/constants.py
index 38f1c671d..c12c461ea 100644
--- a/coconut/constants.py
+++ b/coconut/constants.py
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ def get_bool_env_var(env_var, default=False):
         return default
 
 
+def get_path_env_var(env_var, default):
+    """Get a path from an environment variable."""
+    return fixpath(os.getenv(env_var, default))
+
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # VERSION CONSTANTS:
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -604,14 +609,17 @@ def get_bool_env_var(env_var, default=False):
 
 force_verbose_logger = get_bool_env_var("COCONUT_FORCE_VERBOSE", False)
 
-coconut_home = fixpath(os.getenv(home_env_var, "~"))
+coconut_home = get_path_env_var(home_env_var, "~")
 
 use_color = get_bool_env_var("COCONUT_USE_COLOR", None)
 error_color_code = "31"
 log_color_code = "93"
 
 default_style = "default"
-prompt_histfile = os.path.join(coconut_home, ".coconut_history")
+prompt_histfile = get_path_env_var(
+    "COCONUT_HISTORY_FILE",
+    os.path.join(coconut_home, ".coconut_history"),
+)
 prompt_multiline = False
 prompt_vi_mode = get_bool_env_var(vi_mode_env_var, False)
 prompt_wrap_lines = True
diff --git a/coconut/root.py b/coconut/root.py
index ff0868cab..067ee2734 100644
--- a/coconut/root.py
+++ b/coconut/root.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 VERSION = "3.0.3"
 VERSION_NAME = None
 # False for release, int >= 1 for develop
-DEVELOP = 1
+DEVELOP = 2
 ALPHA = False  # for pre releases rather than post releases
 
 assert DEVELOP is False or DEVELOP >= 1, "DEVELOP must be False or an int >= 1"