diff --git a/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py b/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py
index 4fb4885..50385bb 100644
--- a/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py
+++ b/glareclient/osc/v1/artifacts.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class UpdateArtifact(command.ShowOne):
         ),
         parser.add_argument(
             '--remove-property',
-            metavar='<key=value>',
+            metavar='<key>',
             action='append',
             default=[],
             help='Property that will be removed.'
@@ -196,21 +196,16 @@ class UpdateArtifact(command.ShowOne):
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         LOG.debug('take_action({0})'.format(parsed_args))
 
-        remove_props = {}
-        for datum in parsed_args.remove_property:
-            key, value = datum.split('=', 1)
-            remove_props[key] = value
-
         prop = {}
         for datum in parsed_args.property:
             key, value = datum.split('=', 1)
             prop[key] = value
 
         client = self.app.client_manager.artifact
-        data = client.artifacts.update(parsed_args.id,
-                                       type_name=parsed_args.type_name,
-                                       remove_props=remove_props,
-                                       **prop)
+        data = client.artifacts.update(
+            parsed_args.id, type_name=parsed_args.type_name,
+            remove_props=parsed_args.remove_property, **prop)
+
         return self.dict2columns(data)
 
 
diff --git a/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py b/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py
index 2146045..07e80c3 100644
--- a/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py
+++ b/glareclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_artifacts.py
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ class TestUpdateArtifacts(TestArtifacts):
     def test_artifact_update_multiremove_prop(self):
         arglist = ['sample_artifact',
                    'fc15c365-d4f9-4b8b-a090-d9e230f1f6ba',
-                   '--remove-property', 'prop1=1',
-                   '--remove-property', 'prop2=2']
+                   '--remove-property', 'prop1',
+                   '--remove-property', 'prop2']
         verify = [('type_name', 'sample_artifact'),
-                  ('remove_property', ['prop1=1', 'prop2=2'])]
+                  ('remove_property', ['prop1', 'prop2'])]
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verify)
         columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
         # Check that columns are correct