diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index f5a2c408..6039e4fa 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -154,21 +154,21 @@ def make_parsers():
         type=int,
         choices=range(-2, 3),
         default=0,
-        help='Display verbose progress to the console (from disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2)',
+        help='Display verbose progress to the console (disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2)',
     )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--syslog-verbosity',
         type=int,
         choices=range(-2, 3),
         default=0,
-        help='Log verbose progress to syslog (from disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2). Ignored when console is interactive or --log-file is given',
+        help='Log verbose progress to syslog (disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2). Ignored when console is interactive or --log-file is given',
     )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--log-file-verbosity',
         type=int,
         choices=range(-2, 3),
         default=0,
-        help='Log verbose progress to log file (from disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2). Only used when --log-file is given',
+        help='Log verbose progress to log file (disabled, errors only, default, some, or lots: -2, -1, 0, 1, or 2). Only used when --log-file is given',
     )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '--monitoring-verbosity',
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
index 144de18a..9b8bf582 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ def test_run_configuration_does_not_call_monitoring_hooks_if_monitoring_hooks_ar
 
     flexmock(module.dispatch).should_receive('call_hooks').never()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('run_actions').and_return([])
-    flexmock(module.dispatch).should_receive('call_hooks').never()
 
     config = {'location': {'repositories': [{'path': 'foo'}]}}
     arguments = {'global': flexmock(monitoring_verbosity=-2, dry_run=False), 'create': flexmock()}
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_logger.py b/tests/unit/test_logger.py
index 84072de3..f86aacd7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_logger.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ def test_configure_logging_skips_log_file_if_log_file_logging_is_disabled():
     flexmock(module.logging).should_receive('basicConfig').with_args(
         level=logging.INFO, handlers=tuple
     )
-    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('exists').with_args('/dev/log').never()
+    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('exists').never()
     flexmock(module.logging.handlers).should_receive('SysLogHandler').never()
     flexmock(module.logging.handlers).should_receive('WatchedFileHandler').never()
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def test_configure_logging_to_log_file_instead_of_syslog():
     flexmock(module.logging).should_receive('basicConfig').with_args(
         level=logging.DEBUG, handlers=tuple
     )
-    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('exists').with_args('/dev/log').and_return(True)
+    flexmock(module.os.path).should_receive('exists').never()
     flexmock(module.logging.handlers).should_receive('SysLogHandler').never()
     file_handler = logging.handlers.WatchedFileHandler('/tmp/logfile')
     flexmock(module.logging.handlers).should_receive('WatchedFileHandler').with_args(