diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
index 876408e85..168ed82d3 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_key.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var cmdKey = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "key [list|add|rm|passwd] [ID]",
+	Use:   "key [list|add|remove|passwd] [ID]",
 	Short: "manage keys (passwords)",
 	Long: `
 The "key" command manages keys (passwords) for accessing the repository.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func changePassword(gopts GlobalOptions, repo *repository.Repository) error {
 }
 
 func runKey(gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
-	if len(args) < 1 || (args[0] == "rm" && len(args) != 2) || (args[0] != "rm" && len(args) != 1) {
+	if len(args) < 1 || (args[0] == "remove" && len(args) != 2) || (args[0] != "remove" && len(args) != 1) {
 		return errors.Fatal("wrong number of arguments")
 	}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func runKey(gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		return addKey(gopts, repo)
-	case "rm":
+	case "remove":
 		lock, err := lockRepoExclusive(repo)
 		defer unlockRepo(lock)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
index ca548eaf5..449b1c93e 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ func testRunKeyPasswd(t testing.TB, newPassword string, gopts GlobalOptions) {
 func testRunKeyRemove(t testing.TB, gopts GlobalOptions, IDs []string) {
 	t.Logf("remove %d keys: %q\n", len(IDs), IDs)
 	for _, id := range IDs {
-		OK(t, runKey(gopts, []string{"rm", id}))
+		OK(t, runKey(gopts, []string{"remove", id}))
 	}
 }