diff --git a/guix/scripts/archive.scm b/guix/scripts/archive.scm
index 80f3b704d7..41a2a42c21 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/archive.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/archive.scm
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Export/import one or more packages from/to the store.\n"))
                                  (alist-delete 'verbosity result)))))
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
 
          %standard-build-options))
 
diff --git a/guix/scripts/build.scm b/guix/scripts/build.scm
index 9f87febb56..79bd84a1a0 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/build.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/build.scm
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ must be one of 'package', 'all', or 'transitive'~%")
                    (alist-cons 'manifest arg result)))
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
          (option '(#\r "root") #t #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
                    (alist-cons 'gc-root arg result)))
diff --git a/guix/scripts/copy.scm b/guix/scripts/copy.scm
index 2fa31ecf45..f6f64d0a11 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/copy.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/copy.scm
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Copy ITEMS to or from the specified host over SSH.\n"))
                                  (alist-delete 'verbosity result)))))
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
 
          (option '(#\h "help") #f #f
                  (lambda args
diff --git a/guix/scripts/environment.scm b/guix/scripts/environment.scm
index ca12346815..bfc4039c2b 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/environment.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/environment.scm
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ use '--preserve' instead~%"))
                    (alist-cons 'ad-hoc? #t result)))
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
          (option '(#\s "system") #t #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
                    (alist-cons 'system arg
diff --git a/guix/scripts/pack.scm b/guix/scripts/pack.scm
index b6fb73838d..f641f535b9 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/pack.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/pack.scm
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ last resort for relocation."
 
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
          (option '(#\d "derivation") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
                    (alist-cons 'derivation-only? #t result)))
diff --git a/guix/scripts/package.scm b/guix/scripts/package.scm
index 110d4f2977..c7908ece6c 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/package.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/package.scm
@@ -489,8 +489,7 @@ kind of search path~%")
                            #f)))
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result arg-handler)
-                   (values (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t
-                                       (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))
+                   (values (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)
                            #f)))
          (option '(#\v "verbosity") #t #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result arg-handler)
diff --git a/guix/scripts/pull.scm b/guix/scripts/pull.scm
index b7e0a4a416..42c9956136 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/pull.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/pull.scm
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Download and deploy the latest version of Guix.\n"))
                                (alist-delete 'system result eq?))))
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
          (option '(#\v "verbosity") #t #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
                    (let ((level (string->number* arg)))
diff --git a/guix/scripts/system.scm b/guix/scripts/system.scm
index 61a3c95dbd..a178761203 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/system.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/system.scm
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ Some ACTIONS support additional ARGS.\n"))
 
          (option '(#\n "dry-run") #f #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
-                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t (alist-cons 'graft? #f result))))
+                   (alist-cons 'dry-run? #t result)))
          (option '(#\v "verbosity") #t #f
                  (lambda (opt name arg result)
                    (let ((level (string->number* arg)))