diff --git a/lib/cli/kit/command_help.rb b/lib/cli/kit/command_help.rb
index 3fa25eb..4c9a80f 100644
--- a/lib/cli/kit/command_help.rb
+++ b/lib/cli/kit/command_help.rb
@@ -134,14 +134,6 @@ def build_options
           opts = opts_class
           return unless opts
 
-          methods = []
-          loop do
-            methods.concat(opts.public_instance_methods(false))
-            break if opts.superclass == CLI::Kit::Opts
-
-            opts = opts.superclass
-          end
-
           @defn = Args::Definition.new
           o = opts.new
           o.define!(@defn)
diff --git a/test/cli/kit/command_help_test.rb b/test/cli/kit/command_help_test.rb
index a6998f4..a08d6a2 100644
--- a/test/cli/kit/command_help_test.rb
+++ b/test/cli/kit/command_help_test.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,20 @@ class ACommand < CLI::Kit::BaseCommand
 
         example('-q -u neato', "quietly do a thing with 'neato'")
 
-        class Opts < CLI::Kit::Opts
+        class BaseOpts < CLI::Kit::Opts
+          class << self
+            def inherited(subclass)
+              super
+              subclass.class_eval do
+                def dry_run
+                  flag(short: '-d', desc: 'dry run')
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        class Opts < BaseOpts
           def quiet
             flag(short: '-q', desc: 'be quiet')
           end
@@ -47,6 +60,7 @@ def test_a
             \e[0;36mtest a-command\e[0m -q -u neato  \e[0;3;38;5;244m# quietly do a thing with 'neato'\e[0m
 
           \e[0;1mOptions:\e[0m
+            -d  \e[0;3;38;5;244m# dry run\e[0m
             -h, --help  \e[0;3;38;5;244m# Show this help message\e[0m
             -l, --loud  \e[0;3;38;5;244m# be loud\e[0m
             -q  \e[0;3;38;5;244m# be quiet\e[0m