diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp
index fcf020057..b3e11605d 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_export.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   tools::on_startup();
 
   boost::filesystem::path default_data_path {tools::get_default_data_dir()};
-  boost::filesystem::path default_testnet_data_path {default_data_path / "testnet"};
   boost::filesystem::path output_file_path;
 
   po::options_description desc_cmd_only("Command line options");
@@ -73,8 +72,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_blocks_dat = {"blocksdat", "Output in blocks.dat format", blocks_dat};
 
 
-  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, cryptonote::arg_data_dir, default_data_path.string());
-  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, cryptonote::arg_testnet_data_dir, default_testnet_data_path.string());
+  command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, cryptonote::arg_data_dir);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_output_file);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
   command_line::add_arg(desc_cmd_sett, arg_log_level);
@@ -118,8 +116,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   std::string m_config_folder;
 
-  auto data_dir_arg = opt_testnet ? cryptonote::arg_testnet_data_dir : cryptonote::arg_data_dir;
-  m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, data_dir_arg);
+  m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_data_dir);
 
   std::string db_type = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_database);
   if (!cryptonote::blockchain_valid_db_type(db_type))
diff --git a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
index ce08022fc..6195e47e7 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_utilities/blockchain_import.cpp
@@ -671,8 +671,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   }
 
   opt_testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
-  auto data_dir_arg = opt_testnet ? cryptonote::arg_testnet_data_dir : cryptonote::arg_data_dir;
-  m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, data_dir_arg);
+  m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_data_dir);
   db_arg_str = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_database);
 
   mlog_configure(mlog_get_default_log_path("monero-blockchain-import.log"), true);
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index aaa5ccdbc..f5434fef4 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -66,19 +66,18 @@ DISABLE_VS_WARNINGS(4355)
 
 namespace cryptonote
 {
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_data_dir = {
-    "data-dir"
-  , "Specify data directory"
-  };
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_data_dir = {
-    "testnet-data-dir"
-  , "Specify testnet data directory"
-  };
   const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool, false> arg_testnet_on  = {
     "testnet"
   , "Run on testnet. The wallet must be launched with --testnet flag."
   , false
   };
+  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> arg_data_dir = {
+    "data-dir"
+  , "Specify data directory"
+  , arg_testnet_on
+  , (boost::filesystem::path(tools::get_default_data_dir()) / "testnet").string()
+  , tools::get_default_data_dir()
+  };
   const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_offline = {
     "offline"
   , "Do not listen for peers, nor connect to any"
@@ -229,8 +228,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   void core::init_options(boost::program_options::options_description& desc)
   {
-    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_data_dir, tools::get_default_data_dir());
-    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_testnet_data_dir, (boost::filesystem::path(tools::get_default_data_dir()) / "testnet").string());
+    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_data_dir);
 
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_test_drop_download);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_test_drop_download_height);
@@ -256,8 +254,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     m_testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_testnet_on);
 
-    auto data_dir_arg = m_testnet ? arg_testnet_data_dir : arg_data_dir;
-    m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, data_dir_arg);
+    m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_data_dir);
 
     auto data_dir = boost::filesystem::path(m_config_folder);
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
index 429f6b820..ce39aaddf 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
      const std::pair<uint8_t, uint64_t> *hard_forks;
    };
 
-  extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_data_dir;
-  extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_data_dir;
+  extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> arg_data_dir;
   extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool, false> arg_testnet_on;
   extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_offline;
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/command_line_args.h b/src/daemon/command_line_args.h
index ee6167b6a..90093b65e 100644
--- a/src/daemon/command_line_args.h
+++ b/src/daemon/command_line_args.h
@@ -76,16 +76,12 @@ namespace daemon_args
       , "127.0.0.1"
   };
 
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_zmq_rpc_bind_port = {
+  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> arg_zmq_rpc_bind_port = {
     "zmq-rpc-bind-port"
-      , "Port for ZMQ RPC server to listen on"
-      , std::to_string(config::ZMQ_RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
-  };
-
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_zmq_testnet_rpc_bind_port = {
-    "zmq-testnet-rpc-bind-port"
-      , "Port for testnet ZMQ RPC server to listen on"
-      , std::to_string(config::testnet::ZMQ_RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
+  , "Port for ZMQ RPC server to listen on"
+  , cryptonote::arg_testnet_on
+  , std::to_string(config::testnet::ZMQ_RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
+  , std::to_string(config::ZMQ_RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
   };
 
 }  // namespace daemon_args
diff --git a/src/daemon/core.h b/src/daemon/core.h
index f00dffccc..1ff696bef 100644
--- a/src/daemon/core.h
+++ b/src/daemon/core.h
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ public:
   std::string get_config_subdir() const
   {
     bool testnet = command_line::get_arg(m_vm_HACK, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
-    auto p2p_bind_arg = testnet ? nodetool::arg_testnet_p2p_bind_port : nodetool::arg_p2p_bind_port;
-    std::string port = command_line::get_arg(m_vm_HACK, p2p_bind_arg);
+    std::string port = command_line::get_arg(m_vm_HACK, nodetool::arg_p2p_bind_port);
     if ((!testnet && port != std::to_string(::config::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT))
         || (testnet && port != std::to_string(::config::testnet::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT))) {
       return port;
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index 9b15e62ca..8053932fe 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ public:
 
     const auto testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
     const auto restricted = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_restricted_rpc);
-    const auto main_rpc_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, testnet ? cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port : cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_bind_port);
+    const auto main_rpc_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_bind_port);
     rpcs.emplace_back(new t_rpc{vm, core, p2p, restricted, testnet, main_rpc_port, "core"});
 
-    auto restricted_rpc_port_arg = testnet ? cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_testnet_rpc_restricted_bind_port : cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_restricted_bind_port;
+    auto restricted_rpc_port_arg = cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_restricted_bind_port;
     if(!command_line::is_arg_defaulted(vm, restricted_rpc_port_arg))
     {
       auto restricted_rpc_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, restricted_rpc_port_arg);
@@ -101,15 +101,7 @@ t_daemon::t_daemon(
   )
   : mp_internals{new t_internals{vm}}
 {
-  bool testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
-  if (testnet)
-  {
-    zmq_rpc_bind_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_zmq_testnet_rpc_bind_port);
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    zmq_rpc_bind_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_zmq_rpc_bind_port);
-  }
+  zmq_rpc_bind_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_zmq_rpc_bind_port);
   zmq_rpc_bind_address = command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_zmq_rpc_bind_ip);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/daemon/main.cpp b/src/daemon/main.cpp
index 7bac2d3d8..bef3b1a75 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/main.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
       command_line::add_arg(core_settings, daemon_args::arg_max_concurrency);
       command_line::add_arg(core_settings, daemon_args::arg_zmq_rpc_bind_ip);
       command_line::add_arg(core_settings, daemon_args::arg_zmq_rpc_bind_port);
-      command_line::add_arg(core_settings, daemon_args::arg_zmq_testnet_rpc_bind_port);
 
       daemonizer::init_options(hidden_options, visible_options);
       daemonize::t_executor::init_options(core_settings);
@@ -154,10 +153,6 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
       return 0;
     }
 
-    bool testnet_mode = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
-
-    auto data_dir_arg = testnet_mode ? cryptonote::arg_testnet_data_dir : cryptonote::arg_data_dir;
-
     // data_dir
     //   default: e.g. ~/.bitmonero/ or ~/.bitmonero/testnet
     //   if data-dir argument given:
@@ -166,7 +161,7 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
 
     // Create data dir if it doesn't exist
     boost::filesystem::path data_dir = boost::filesystem::absolute(
-        command_line::get_arg(vm, data_dir_arg));
+        command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_data_dir));
 
     // FIXME: not sure on windows implementation default, needs further review
     //bf::path relative_path_base = daemonizer::get_relative_path_base(vm);
@@ -226,10 +221,6 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
         const cryptonote::rpc_args::descriptors arg{};
         auto rpc_ip_str = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg.rpc_bind_ip);
         auto rpc_port_str = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_bind_port);
-        if (testnet_mode)
-        {
-          rpc_port_str = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::core_rpc_server::arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port);
-        }
 
         uint32_t rpc_ip;
         uint16_t rpc_port;
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.cpp b/src/p2p/net_node.cpp
index 994941168..21a7fb50c 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.cpp
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.cpp
@@ -34,15 +34,12 @@
 namespace nodetool
 {
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_p2p_bind_ip        = {"p2p-bind-ip", "Interface for p2p network protocol", "0.0.0.0"};
-    const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_p2p_bind_port = {
+    const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> arg_p2p_bind_port = {
         "p2p-bind-port"
       , "Port for p2p network protocol"
-      , std::to_string(config::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT)
-      };
-    const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_p2p_bind_port = {
-        "testnet-p2p-bind-port"
-      , "Port for testnet p2p network protocol"
+      , cryptonote::arg_testnet_on
       , std::to_string(config::testnet::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT)
+      , std::to_string(config::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT)
       };
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<uint32_t>    arg_p2p_external_port  = {"p2p-external-port", "External port for p2p network protocol (if port forwarding used with NAT)", 0};
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_p2p_allow_local_ip = {"allow-local-ip", "Allow local ip add to peer list, mostly in debug purposes"};
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.h b/src/p2p/net_node.h
index 9ebefbca6..54c474665 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.h
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.h
@@ -337,8 +337,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     const int64_t default_limit_up = 2048;
     const int64_t default_limit_down = 8192;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_p2p_bind_ip;
-    extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_p2p_bind_port;
-    extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_p2p_bind_port;
+    extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> arg_p2p_bind_port;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<uint32_t>    arg_p2p_external_port;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool>        arg_p2p_allow_local_ip;
     extern const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::vector<std::string> > arg_p2p_add_peer;
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index d60f0a13e..c1de21f22 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ namespace nodetool
   {
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_p2p_bind_ip);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_p2p_bind_port, false);
-    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_testnet_p2p_bind_port, false);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_p2p_external_port);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_p2p_allow_local_ip);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_p2p_add_peer);
@@ -263,12 +262,8 @@ namespace nodetool
       const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
     )
   {
-    m_testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_testnet_on);
-
-    auto p2p_bind_arg = m_testnet ? arg_testnet_p2p_bind_port : arg_p2p_bind_port;
-
     m_bind_ip = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_p2p_bind_ip);
-    m_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, p2p_bind_arg);
+    m_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_p2p_bind_port);
     m_external_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_p2p_external_port);
     m_allow_local_ip = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_p2p_allow_local_ip);
     m_no_igd = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_no_igd);
@@ -504,8 +499,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     }
     MDEBUG("Number of seed nodes: " << m_seed_nodes.size());
 
-    auto config_arg = m_testnet ? cryptonote::arg_testnet_data_dir : cryptonote::arg_data_dir;
-    m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, config_arg);
+    m_config_folder = command_line::get_arg(vm, cryptonote::arg_data_dir);
 
     if ((!m_testnet && m_port != std::to_string(::config::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT))
         || (m_testnet && m_port != std::to_string(::config::testnet::P2P_DEFAULT_PORT))) {
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index da2e79dfa..4eab9b6d9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_rpc_bind_port);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_rpc_restricted_bind_port);
-    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port);
-    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_testnet_rpc_restricted_bind_port);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_restricted_rpc);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_bootstrap_daemon_address);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_bootstrap_daemon_login);
@@ -2075,9 +2073,11 @@ namespace cryptonote
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_bind_port = {
+  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> core_rpc_server::arg_rpc_bind_port = {
       "rpc-bind-port"
     , "Port for RPC server"
+    , cryptonote::arg_testnet_on
+    , std::to_string(config::testnet::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
     , std::to_string(config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
     };
 
@@ -2087,18 +2087,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
     , ""
     };
 
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> core_rpc_server::arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port = {
-      "testnet-rpc-bind-port"
-    , "Port for testnet RPC server"
-    , std::to_string(config::testnet::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
-    };
-
-  const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> core_rpc_server::arg_testnet_rpc_restricted_bind_port = {
-      "testnet-rpc-restricted-bind-port"
-    , "Port for testnet restricted RPC server"
-    , ""
-    };
-
   const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> core_rpc_server::arg_restricted_rpc = {
       "restricted-rpc"
     , "Restrict RPC to view only commands and do not return privacy sensitive data in RPC calls"
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
index 650e738bd..3c57a6016 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
   public:
 
-    static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_rpc_bind_port;
+    static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string, false, true> arg_rpc_bind_port;
     static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_rpc_restricted_bind_port;
-    static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port;
-    static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_rpc_restricted_bind_port;
     static const command_line::arg_descriptor<bool> arg_restricted_rpc;
     static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_bootstrap_daemon_address;
     static const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_bootstrap_daemon_login;
diff --git a/tests/core_proxy/core_proxy.cpp b/tests/core_proxy/core_proxy.cpp
index 8c9340318..f0a1eb5ce 100644
--- a/tests/core_proxy/core_proxy.cpp
+++ b/tests/core_proxy/core_proxy.cpp
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
 
   po::options_description desc("Allowed options");
-  // tools::get_default_data_dir() can't be called during static initialization
-  command_line::add_arg(desc, cryptonote::arg_data_dir, tools::get_default_data_dir());
+  command_line::add_arg(desc, cryptonote::arg_data_dir);
   nodetool::node_server<cryptonote::t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<tests::proxy_core> >::init_options(desc);
 
   po::variables_map vm;