diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 4122596e42..59bf68df95 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ func (a *App) RunContext(ctx context.Context, arguments []string) (err error) {
 	if a.Before != nil {
 		beforeErr := a.Before(context)
 		if beforeErr != nil {
-			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(a.Writer, "%v\n\n", beforeErr)
-			_ = ShowAppHelp(context)
 			a.handleExitCoder(context, beforeErr)
 			err = beforeErr
 			return err
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 95840f32e8..daa58c85e3 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ func (c *Command) Run(ctx *Context) (err error) {
 	if c.Before != nil {
 		err = c.Before(context)
 		if err != nil {
-			_ = ShowCommandHelp(context, c.Name)
 			context.App.handleExitCoder(context, err)
 			return err
 		}