diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/manipulate.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/manipulate.py
index 0e75734bb9..15c9404e25 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/manipulate.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/manipulate.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ COMMANDS = {
 def config(defaults=None):
     desc = _('Options to control the transformation of pdf')
     if defaults is None:
-        c = Config('trimpdf', desc)
+        c = Config('manipulatepdf', desc)
     else:
         c = StringConfig(defaults, desc)
     return c
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/merge.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/merge.py
index 7ae35d1065..c0385080ad 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/merge.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/merge.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ def config(defaults=None):
         c = Config('mergepdf', desc)
     else:
         c = StringConfig(defaults, desc)
-    c.add_opt('verbose', ['-v', '--verbose'], default=0, action='count',
-          help=_('Be verbose, useful for debugging. Can be specified multiple times for greater verbosity.'))
     c.add_opt('output', ['-o', '--output'], default='merged.pdf',
           help=_('Path to output file. By default a file is created in the current directory.'))
     return c
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/split.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/split.py
index 36517fb704..cc6965dd68 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/split.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/split.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ def config(defaults=None):
         c = Config('splitpdf', desc)
     else:
         c = StringConfig(defaults, desc)
-    c.add_opt('verbose', ['-v', '--verbose'], default=0, action='count',
-          help=_('Be verbose, useful for debugging. Can be specified multiple times for greater verbosity.'))
     c.add_opt('output', ['-o', '--output'], default='split.pdf',
           help=_('Path to output file. By default a file is created in the current directory. \
             The file name will be the base name for the output.'))
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/trim.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/trim.py
index c999d24a46..b32312fee8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/trim.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/trim.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ def config(defaults=None):
         c = Config('trimpdf', desc)
     else:
         c = StringConfig(defaults, desc)
-    c.add_opt('verbose', ['-v', '--verbose'], default=0, action='count',
-          help=_('Be verbose, useful for debugging. Can be specified multiple times for greater verbosity.'))
     c.add_opt('output', ['-o', '--output'],default='cropped.pdf',
           help=_('Path to output file. By default a file is created in the current directory.'))
     c.add_opt('bottom_left_x', [ '-x', '--leftx'], default=default_crop,