diff --git a/Lib/unittest/main.py b/Lib/unittest/main.py
index c50066f..dc64575 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/main.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Unittest main program"""
 
 import sys
+import optparse
 import os
 
 from . import loader, runner
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
 def _convert_names(names):
     return [_convert_name(name) for name in names]
 
+
 class TestProgram(object):
     """A command-line program that runs a set of tests; this is primarily
        for making test modules conveniently executable.
@@ -142,33 +144,9 @@
             self._do_discovery(argv[2:])
             return
 
-        import getopt
-        long_opts = ['help', 'verbose', 'quiet', 'failfast', 'catch', 'buffer']
-        try:
-            options, args = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], 'hHvqfcb', long_opts)
-        except getopt.error as msg:
-            self.usageExit(msg)
-            return
-
-        for opt, value in options:
-            if opt in ('-h','-H','--help'):
-                self.usageExit()
-            if opt in ('-q','--quiet'):
-                self.verbosity = 0
-            if opt in ('-v','--verbose'):
-                self.verbosity = 2
-            if opt in ('-f','--failfast'):
-                if self.failfast is None:
-                    self.failfast = True
-                # Should this raise an exception if -f is not valid?
-            if opt in ('-c','--catch'):
-                if self.catchbreak is None:
-                    self.catchbreak = True
-                # Should this raise an exception if -c is not valid?
-            if opt in ('-b','--buffer'):
-                if self.buffer is None:
-                    self.buffer = True
-                # Should this raise an exception if -b is not valid?
+        parser = self._getOptParser()
+        options, args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
+        self._setAttributesFromOptions(options)
 
         if len(args) == 0 and self.module is None:
             # this allows "python -m unittest -v" to still work for
@@ -196,14 +174,14 @@
             self.test = self.testLoader.loadTestsFromNames(self.testNames,
                                                            self.module)
 
-    def _do_discovery(self, argv, Loader=loader.TestLoader):
-        # handle command line args for test discovery
-        self.progName = '%s discover' % self.progName
-        import optparse
+    def _getOptParser(self):
         parser = optparse.OptionParser()
         parser.prog = self.progName
         parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', default=False,
                           help='Verbose output', action='store_true')
+        parser.add_option('-q', '--quiet', dest='quiet', default=False,
+                          help='Quiet output', action='store_true')
+
         if self.failfast != False:
             parser.add_option('-f', '--failfast', dest='failfast', default=False,
                               help='Stop on first fail or error',
@@ -216,6 +194,28 @@
             parser.add_option('-b', '--buffer', dest='buffer', default=False,
                               help='Buffer stdout and stderr during tests',
                               action='store_true')
+        return parser
+
+    def _setAttributesFromOptions(self, options):
+        # only set options from the parsing here
+        # if they weren't set explicitly in the constructor
+        if self.failfast is None:
+            self.failfast = options.failfast
+        if self.catchbreak is None:
+            self.catchbreak = options.catchbreak
+        if self.buffer is None:
+            self.buffer = options.buffer
+
+        if options.verbose:
+            self.verbosity = 2
+        elif options.quiet:
+            self.verbosity = 0
+
+
+    def _do_discovery(self, argv, Loader=loader.TestLoader):
+        # handle command line args for test discovery
+        self.progName = '%s discover' % self.progName
+        parser = self._getOptParser()
         parser.add_option('-s', '--start-directory', dest='start', default='.',
                           help="Directory to start discovery ('.' default)")
         parser.add_option('-p', '--pattern', dest='pattern', default='test*.py',
@@ -230,17 +230,7 @@
         for name, value in zip(('start', 'pattern', 'top'), args):
             setattr(options, name, value)
 
-        # only set options from the parsing here
-        # if they weren't set explicitly in the constructor
-        if self.failfast is None:
-            self.failfast = options.failfast
-        if self.catchbreak is None:
-            self.catchbreak = options.catchbreak
-        if self.buffer is None:
-            self.buffer = options.buffer
-
-        if options.verbose:
-            self.verbosity = 2
+        self._setAttributesFromOptions(options)
 
         start_dir = options.start
         pattern = options.pattern
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/test/test_program.py b/Lib/unittest/test/test_program.py
index d5d0f5a..9794868 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/test/test_program.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/test/test_program.py
@@ -131,23 +131,6 @@
         FakeRunner.test = None
         FakeRunner.raiseError = False
 
-    def testHelpAndUnknown(self):
-        program = self.program
-        def usageExit(msg=None):
-            program.msg = msg
-            program.exit = True
-        program.usageExit = usageExit
-
-        for opt in '-h', '-H', '--help':
-            program.exit = False
-            program.parseArgs([None, opt])
-            self.assertTrue(program.exit)
-            self.assertIsNone(program.msg)
-
-        program.parseArgs([None, '-$'])
-        self.assertTrue(program.exit)
-        self.assertIsNotNone(program.msg)
-
     def testVerbosity(self):
         program = self.program