diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 8e7b898e5..e15136487 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ Removed
   thus removed.
 - All `--qt-*` arguments got replaced by `--qt-arg` and `--qt-flag` and thus
   removed.
+- The `-c`/`--confdir`, `--datadir` and `--cachedir` arguments got removed, as
+  `--basedir` should be sufficient.
 
 Fixed
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
index 8b856ccb3..989fbd3cd 100644
--- a/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/qutebrowser.1.asciidoc
@@ -38,17 +38,8 @@ show it.
 *-h*, *--help*::
     show this help message and exit
 
-*-c* 'CONFDIR', *--confdir* 'CONFDIR'::
-    Set config directory
-
-*--datadir* 'DATADIR'::
-    Set data directory
-
-*--cachedir* 'CACHEDIR'::
-    Set cache directory
-
 *--basedir* 'BASEDIR'::
-    Base directory for all storage. Other --*dir arguments are ignored if this is given.
+    Base directory for all storage.
 
 *-V*, *--version*::
     Show version and quit.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 7a9260bc7..edc19931c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ def _open_quickstart(args):
     Args:
         args: The argparse namespace.
     """
-    if args.datadir is not None or args.basedir is not None:
-        # With --datadir or --basedir given, don't open quickstart.
+    if args.basedir is not None:
+        # With --basedir given, don't open quickstart.
         return
     state_config = objreg.get('state-config')
     try:
diff --git a/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py b/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
index de80b972b..420a07d0c 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/qutebrowser.py
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ def get_argparser():
     """Get the argparse parser."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog='qutebrowser',
                                      description=qutebrowser.__description__)
-    parser.add_argument('-c', '--confdir', help="Set config directory",
-                        type=directory)
-    parser.add_argument('--datadir', help="Set data directory", type=directory)
-    parser.add_argument('--cachedir', help="Set cache directory",
-                        type=directory)
-    parser.add_argument('--basedir', help="Base directory for all storage. "
-                        "Other --*dir arguments are ignored if this is given.")
+    parser.add_argument('--basedir', help="Base directory for all storage.")
     parser.add_argument('-V', '--version', help="Show version and quit.",
                         action='store_true')
     parser.add_argument('-s', '--set', help="Set a temporary setting for "
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
index cbfa2555c..2903ad6bd 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ def _from_args(typ, args):
             override: boolean, if the user did override the path
             path: The overridden path, or None to turn off storage.
     """
-    typ_to_argparse_arg = {
-        QStandardPaths.ConfigLocation: 'confdir',
-        QStandardPaths.DataLocation: 'datadir',
-        QStandardPaths.CacheLocation: 'cachedir',
-    }
     basedir_suffix = {
         QStandardPaths.ConfigLocation: 'config',
         QStandardPaths.DataLocation: 'data',
@@ -170,18 +165,6 @@ def _from_args(typ, args):
             return (False, None)
         return (True, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(basedir, suffix)))
 
-    try:
-        argname = typ_to_argparse_arg[typ]
-    except KeyError:
-        return (False, None)
-    arg_value = getattr(args, argname)
-
-    assert arg_value != '', argname
-    if arg_value is None:
-        return (False, None)
-    else:
-        return (True, arg_value)
-
 
 def _create(path):
     """Create the `path` directory.
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
index 96a121b3f..2d92fa1fc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_standarddir.py
@@ -163,54 +163,7 @@ DirArgTest = collections.namedtuple('DirArgTest', 'arg, expected')
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures('reset_standarddir')
 class TestArguments:
 
-    """Tests with confdir/cachedir/datadir arguments."""
-
-    @pytest.fixture(params=[DirArgTest('foo', 'foo')])
-    def testcase(self, request, tmpdir):
-        """Fixture providing testcases."""
-        # prepend tmpdir to both
-        arg = str(tmpdir / request.param.arg)
-        return DirArgTest(arg, arg)
-
-    def test_confdir(self, testcase):
-        """Test --confdir."""
-        args = types.SimpleNamespace(confdir=testcase.arg, cachedir=None,
-                                     datadir=None, basedir=None)
-        standarddir.init(args)
-        assert standarddir.config() == testcase.expected
-
-    def test_cachedir(self, testcase):
-        """Test --cachedir."""
-        args = types.SimpleNamespace(confdir=None, cachedir=testcase.arg,
-                                     datadir=None, basedir=None)
-        standarddir.init(args)
-        assert standarddir.cache() == testcase.expected
-
-    def test_datadir(self, testcase):
-        """Test --datadir."""
-        args = types.SimpleNamespace(confdir=None, cachedir=None,
-                                     datadir=testcase.arg, basedir=None)
-        standarddir.init(args)
-        assert standarddir.data() == testcase.expected
-
-    def test_confdir_none(self, mocker):
-        """Test --confdir with None given."""
-        # patch makedirs to a noop so we don't really create a directory
-        mocker.patch('qutebrowser.utils.standarddir.os.makedirs')
-        args = types.SimpleNamespace(confdir=None, cachedir=None, datadir=None,
-                                     basedir=None)
-        standarddir.init(args)
-        assert standarddir.config().split(os.sep)[-1] == 'qute_test'
-
-    def test_runtimedir(self, tmpdir, monkeypatch):
-        """Test runtime dir (which has no args)."""
-        monkeypatch.setattr(
-            'qutebrowser.utils.standarddir.QStandardPaths.writableLocation',
-            lambda _typ: str(tmpdir))
-        args = types.SimpleNamespace(confdir=None, cachedir=None,
-                                     datadir=None, basedir=None)
-        standarddir.init(args)
-        assert standarddir.runtime() == str(tmpdir / 'qute_test')
+    """Tests the --basedir argument."""
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('typ', ['config', 'data', 'cache', 'download',
                                      pytest.mark.linux('runtime')])