diff --git a/usr.bin/at/at.c b/usr.bin/at/at.c
index 84198d9db0fc..5d4b642c38e3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/at/at.c
+++ b/usr.bin/at/at.c
@@ -673,8 +673,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     char *pgm;
 
     int program = AT;			/* our default program */
-    const char *options = "q:f:t:rmvldbVc";	/* default options for at */
-    int disp_version = 0;
+    const char *options = "q:f:t:rmvldbc"; /* default options for at */
     time_t timer;
 
     timer = -1;
@@ -693,15 +692,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      */
     if (strcmp(pgm, "atq") == 0) {
 	program = ATQ;
-	options = "q:vV";
+	options = "q:v";
     }
     else if (strcmp(pgm, "atrm") == 0) {
 	program = ATRM;
-	options = "V";
+	options = "";
     }
     else if (strcmp(pgm, "batch") == 0) {
 	program = BATCH;
-	options = "f:q:mvV";
+	options = "f:q:mv";
     }
 
     /* process whatever options we can process
@@ -741,7 +740,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 
 	    program = ATRM;
-	    options = "V";
+	    options = "";
 	    break;
 
 	case 't':
@@ -755,7 +754,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 
 	    program = ATQ;
-	    options = "q:vV";
+	    options = "q:v";
 	    break;
 
 	case 'b':
@@ -763,11 +762,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage();
 
 	    program = BATCH;
-	    options = "f:q:mvV";
-	    break;
-
-	case 'V':
-	    disp_version = 1;
+	    options = "f:q:mv";
 	    break;
 
 	case 'c':
@@ -782,9 +777,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* end of options eating
      */
 
-    if (disp_version)
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s version " VERSION "\n", namep);
-
     /* select our program
      */
     if(!check_permission())
diff --git a/usr.bin/at/at.man b/usr.bin/at/at.man
index 9abdbd20b046..19b79d1a5a27 100644
--- a/usr.bin/at/at.man
+++ b/usr.bin/at/at.man
@@ -10,36 +10,29 @@
 .Nd queue, examine or delete jobs for later execution
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm at
-.Op Fl V
 .Op Fl q Ar queue
 .Op Fl f Ar file
 .Op Fl mldbv
 .Ar time
 .Nm at
-.Op Fl V
 .Op Fl q Ar queue
 .Op Fl f Ar file
 .Op Fl mldbv
 .Fl t Ar [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.SS]
 .Nm at
-.Op Fl V
 .Fl c Ar job Op Ar job ...
 .Nm at
-.Op Fl V
 .Fl r Ar job Op Ar job ...
 .Pp
 .Nm atq
-.Op Fl V
 .Op Fl q Ar queue
 .Op Fl v
 .Pp
 .Nm atrm
-.Op Fl V
 .Ar job
 .Op Ar job ...
 .Pp
 .Nm batch
-.Op Fl V
 .Op Fl q Ar queue
 .Op Fl f Ar file
 .Op Fl mv
@@ -75,18 +68,18 @@ or
 .Ar HH:MM
 to run a job at a specific time of day.
 (If that time is already past, the next day is assumed.)
-You may also specify
+As an alternative, the following keywords may be specified:
 .Em midnight ,
 .Em noon ,
 or
 .Em teatime
 (4pm)
-and you can have a time-of-day suffixed with
+and time-of-day may be suffixed with
 .Em AM
 or
 .Em PM
 for running in the morning or the evening.
-You can also say what day the job will be run,
+The day on which the job is to be run may also be specified
 by giving a date in the form
 .Ar \%month-name day
 with an optional
@@ -100,7 +93,7 @@ or giving a date of the forms
 .Ar MMDDYY .
 The specification of a date must follow the specification of
 the time of day.
-You can also give times like
+Time can also be specified as:
 .Op Em now
 .Em + Ar count \%time-units ,
 where the time-units can be
@@ -111,18 +104,18 @@ where the time-units can be
 .Em months
 or
 .Em years
-and you can tell
+and
 .Nm
-to run the job today by suffixing the time with
+may be told to run the job today by suffixing the time with
 .Em today
 and to run the job tomorrow by suffixing the time with
 .Em tomorrow .
 .Pp
-For example, to run a job at 4pm three days from now, you would do
+For example, to run a job at 4pm three days from now, use
 .Nm at Ar 4pm + 3 days ,
-to run a job at 10:00am on July 31, you would do
+to run a job at 10:00am on July 31, use
 .Nm at Ar 10am Jul 31
-and to run a job at 1am tomorrow, you would do
+and to run a job at 1am tomorrow, use
 .Nm at Ar 1am tomorrow .
 .Pp
 The
@@ -191,8 +184,6 @@ If neither exists, only the superuser is allowed use of
 This is the default configuration.
 .Sh OPTIONS
 .Bl -tag -width indent
-.It Fl V
-Print the version number to standard error.
 .It Fl q Ar queue
 Use the specified queue.
 A queue designation consists of a single letter; valid queue designations
@@ -317,9 +308,9 @@ and
 .Nm batch
 as presently implemented are not suitable when users are competing for
 resources.
-If this is the case for your site, you might want to consider another
-batch system, such as
-.Em nqs .
+If this is the case, another batch system such as
+.Em nqs 
+may be more suitable.
 .Pp
 Specifying a date past 2038 may not work on some systems.
 .Sh AUTHORS
diff --git a/usr.bin/at/panic.c b/usr.bin/at/panic.c
index 99cf512ee067..34c527a9e2e4 100644
--- a/usr.bin/at/panic.c
+++ b/usr.bin/at/panic.c
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ void
 usage(void)
 {
 	/* Print usage and exit. */
-    fprintf(stderr, "usage: at [-V] [-q x] [-f file] [-m] time\n"
-		    "       at [-V] -c job [job ...]\n"
-		    "       at [-V] [-f file] -t [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.SS]\n"
-		    "       at [-V] -r job [job ...]\n"
-		    "       atq [-V] [-q x] [-v]\n"
-		    "       atrm [-V] job [job ...]\n"
-		    "       batch [-V] [-f file] [-m]\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "usage: at [-q x] [-f file] [-m] time\n"
+		    "       at -c job [job ...]\n"
+		    "       at [-f file] -t [[CC]YY]MMDDhhmm[.SS]\n"
+		    "       at -r job [job ...]\n"
+		    "       atq [-q x] [-v]\n"
+		    "       atrm job [job ...]\n"
+		    "       batch [-f file] [-m]\n");
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }