diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index 16d1c394e5..a588e75259 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import django
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import os
 import sys
-import textwrap
 
 # For backwards compatibility: get_version() used to be in this module.
 get_version = django.get_version
diff --git a/django/core/management/base.py b/django/core/management/base.py
index fb43895b51..221def32aa 100644
--- a/django/core/management/base.py
+++ b/django/core/management/base.py
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ class BaseCommand(object):
                             version=self.get_version(),
                             option_list=self.option_list)
 
-    def print_help(self, args):
-        parser = self.create_parser(args[0])
+    def print_help(self, argv):
+        parser = self.create_parser(argv[0])
         parser.print_help()
 
-    def run(self, args):
-        parser = self.create_parser(args[0])
-        (options, args) = parser.parse_args(args[1:])
+    def run(self, argv):
+        parser = self.create_parser(argv[0])
+        options, args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
         if options.settings:
             os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = options.settings
         if options.pythonpath: