diff --git a/certbot/cli.py b/certbot/cli.py
index 7d2a6ccfc..8557b12c8 100644
--- a/certbot/cli.py
+++ b/certbot/cli.py
@@ -859,7 +859,9 @@ class HelpfulArgumentParser(object):
         if chosen_topic == "everything":
             chosen_topic = "run"
         if chosen_topic == "all":
-            return dict([(t, True) for t in self.help_topics])
+            # Addition of condition closes #6209 (removal of duplicate route53 option).
+            return dict([(t, True) if t != 'certbot-route53:auth' else (t, False)
+                         for t in self.help_topics])
         elif not chosen_topic:
             return dict([(t, False) for t in self.help_topics])
         else:
diff --git a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
index 69ef16597..1448b86e7 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -431,6 +431,11 @@ class ParseTest(unittest.TestCase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         self.assertRaises(errors.Error, self.parse,
                           "--allow-subset-of-names -d *.example.org".split())
 
+    def test_route53_no_revert(self):
+        for help_flag in ['-h', '--help']:
+            for topic in ['all', 'plugins', 'dns-route53']:
+                self.assertFalse('certbot-route53:auth' in self._help_output([help_flag, topic]))
+
 
 class DefaultTest(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for certbot.cli._Default."""