diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index 6a0183204e..d3600f1416 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 		Name:        "dumpconfig",
 		Usage:       "Show configuration values",
 		ArgsUsage:   "",
-		Flags:       append(append(nodeFlags, rpcFlags...), whisper.Flags...),
+		Flags:       append(append(nodeFlags, rpcFlags...), whisperFlags...),
 		Category:    "MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS",
 		Description: `The dumpconfig command shows configuration values.`,
 	}
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func makeConfigNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, gethConfig) {
 
 // enableWhisper returns true in case one of the whisper flags is set.
 func enableWhisper(ctx *cli.Context) bool {
-	for _, flag := range whisper.Flags {
+	for _, flag := range whisperFlags {
 		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(flag.GetName()) {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) *node.Node {
 
 	// Whisper must be explicitly enabled by specifying at least 1 whisper flag or in dev mode
 	shhEnabled := enableWhisper(ctx)
-	shhAutoEnabled := !ctx.GlobalIsSet(whisper.WhisperEnabledFlag.Name) && ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.DevModeFlag.Name)
+	shhAutoEnabled := !ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.WhisperEnabledFlag.Name) && ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.DevModeFlag.Name)
 	if shhEnabled || shhAutoEnabled {
-		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(whisper.MaxMessageSizeFlag.Name) {
-			cfg.Shh.MaxMessageSize = uint32(ctx.Int(whisper.MaxMessageSizeFlag.Name))
+		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.WhisperMaxMessageSizeFlag.Name) {
+			cfg.Shh.MaxMessageSize = uint32(ctx.Int(utils.WhisperMaxMessageSizeFlag.Name))
 		}
-		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(whisper.MinPOWFlag.Name) {
-			cfg.Shh.MinimumAcceptedPOW = ctx.Float64(whisper.MinPOWFlag.Name)
+		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(utils.WhisperMinPOWFlag.Name) {
+			cfg.Shh.MinimumAcceptedPOW = ctx.Float64(utils.WhisperMinPOWFlag.Name)
 		}
 		utils.RegisterShhService(stack, &cfg.Shh)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index c5f783a082..ea87a32243 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
-	whisper "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
@@ -125,6 +124,12 @@ var (
 		utils.IPCDisabledFlag,
 		utils.IPCPathFlag,
 	}
+
+	whisperFlags = []cli.Flag{
+		utils.WhisperEnabledFlag,
+		utils.WhisperMaxMessageSizeFlag,
+		utils.WhisperMinPOWFlag,
+	}
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ func init() {
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, rpcFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, consoleFlags...)
 	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, debug.Flags...)
-	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, whisper.Flags...)
+	app.Flags = append(app.Flags, whisperFlags...)
 
 	app.Before = func(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 4a3e22af8b..bb14de747b 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/debug"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/whisper/whisperv5"
 	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
 )
 
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 	},
 	{
 		Name:  "Whisper (EXPERIMENTAL)",
-		Flags: whisperv5.Flags,
+		Flags: whisperFlags,
 	},
 	{
 		Name: "DEPRECATED",
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 095a9f62c6..b5a593ab6e 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -458,6 +458,20 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Suggested gas price is the given percentile of a set of recent transaction gas prices",
 		Value: eth.DefaultConfig.GPO.Percentile,
 	}
+	WhisperEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "shh",
+		Usage: "Enable Whisper",
+	}
+	WhisperMaxMessageSizeFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "shh.maxmessagesize",
+		Usage: "Max message size accepted",
+		Value: int(whisper.DefaultMaxMessageSize),
+	}
+	WhisperMinPOWFlag = cli.Float64Flag{
+		Name:  "shh.pow",
+		Usage: "Minimum POW accepted",
+		Value: whisper.DefaultMinimumPoW,
+	}
 )
 
 // MakeDataDir retrieves the currently requested data directory, terminating
@@ -875,11 +889,11 @@ func checkExclusive(ctx *cli.Context, flags ...cli.Flag) {
 
 // SetShhConfig applies shh-related command line flags to the config.
 func SetShhConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *whisper.Config) {
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(whisper.MaxMessageSizeFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.MaxMessageSize = uint32(ctx.GlobalUint(whisper.MaxMessageSizeFlag.Name))
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(WhisperMaxMessageSizeFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.MaxMessageSize = uint32(ctx.GlobalUint(WhisperMaxMessageSizeFlag.Name))
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(whisper.MinPOWFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.MinimumAcceptedPOW = ctx.GlobalFloat64(whisper.MinPOWFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(WhisperMinPOWFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.MinimumAcceptedPOW = ctx.GlobalFloat64(WhisperMinPOWFlag.Name)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/whisper/whisperv5/config.go b/whisper/whisperv5/config.go
index af59f1bdc3..290bf8962b 100644
--- a/whisper/whisperv5/config.go
+++ b/whisper/whisperv5/config.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 
 package whisperv5
 
-import (
-	"gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
-)
-
 type Config struct {
 	MaxMessageSize     uint32  `toml:",omitempty"`
 	MinimumAcceptedPOW float64 `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -30,21 +26,4 @@ var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	MinimumAcceptedPOW: DefaultMinimumPoW,
 }
 
-var (
-	WhisperEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "shh",
-		Usage: "Enable Whisper",
-	}
-	MaxMessageSizeFlag = cli.IntFlag{
-		Name:  "shh.maxmessagesize",
-		Usage: "Max message size accepted",
-		Value: int(DefaultMaxMessageSize),
-	}
-	MinPOWFlag = cli.Float64Flag{
-		Name:  "shh.pow",
-		Usage: "Minimum POW accepted",
-		Value: DefaultMinimumPoW,
-	}
-
-	Flags = []cli.Flag{WhisperEnabledFlag, MaxMessageSizeFlag, MinPOWFlag}
-)
+var ()