diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
index 5d2f3aad6f..507e9c2215 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/create.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func createFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	flags.SetNormalizeFunc(utils.AliasFlags)
 
 	if registry.IsRemote() {
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("conmon-pidfile")
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("pidfile")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
index fa3310fad5..8e27977c0b 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/containers/run.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func runFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 
 	if registry.IsRemote() {
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("preserve-fds")
+		_ = flags.MarkHidden("conmon-pidfile")
 		_ = flags.MarkHidden("pidfile")
 	}
 }