diff --git a/cmd/admin.go b/cmd/admin.go
index c38357625e..3e998a8989 100644
--- a/cmd/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/admin.go
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ var (
 		Action: runSendMail,
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:  "title",
-				Usage: `a title of a message`,
-				Value: "",
+				Name:     "title",
+				Usage:    "a title of a message",
+				Required: true,
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:  "content",
diff --git a/cmd/admin_user_change_password.go b/cmd/admin_user_change_password.go
index aef6b9f944..c27905b4db 100644
--- a/cmd/admin_user_change_password.go
+++ b/cmd/admin_user_change_password.go
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ func microcmdUserChangePassword() *cli.Command {
 		Action: runChangePassword,
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:    "username",
-				Aliases: []string{"u"},
-				Value:   "",
-				Usage:   "The user to change password for",
+				Name:     "username",
+				Aliases:  []string{"u"},
+				Usage:    "The user to change password for",
+				Required: true,
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:    "password",
-				Aliases: []string{"p"},
-				Value:   "",
-				Usage:   "New password to set for user",
+				Name:     "password",
+				Aliases:  []string{"p"},
+				Usage:    "New password to set for user",
+				Required: true,
 			},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:  "must-change-password",
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ func microcmdUserChangePassword() *cli.Command {
 }
 
 func runChangePassword(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
-	if err := argsSet(c, "username", "password"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if !setting.IsInTesting {
 		if err := initDB(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/cmd/admin_user_change_password_test.go b/cmd/admin_user_change_password_test.go
index a5aadd6200..55a59e2145 100644
--- a/cmd/admin_user_change_password_test.go
+++ b/cmd/admin_user_change_password_test.go
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ func TestChangePasswordCommand(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				name:        "missing username",
 				args:        []string{"change-password", "--password", "newpassword"},
-				expectedErr: "username is not set",
+				expectedErr: `"username" not set`,
 			},
 			{
 				name:        "missing password",
 				args:        []string{"change-password", "--username", "testuser"},
-				expectedErr: "password is not set",
+				expectedErr: `"password" not set`,
 			},
 			{
 				name:        "too short password",
diff --git a/cmd/admin_user_create.go b/cmd/admin_user_create.go
index 4f68c932e0..3520f77e14 100644
--- a/cmd/admin_user_create.go
+++ b/cmd/admin_user_create.go
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ func microcmdUserCreate() *cli.Command {
 				Usage: "User password",
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:  "email",
-				Usage: "User email address",
+				Name:     "email",
+				Usage:    "User email address",
+				Required: true,
 			},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:  "admin",
@@ -104,10 +105,6 @@ func runCreateUser(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	// duplicate setting loading should be safe at the moment, but it should be refactored & improved in the future.
 	setting.LoadSettings()
 
-	if err := argsSet(c, "email"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	userTypes := map[string]user_model.UserType{
 		"individual": user_model.UserTypeIndividual,
 		"bot":        user_model.UserTypeBot,
diff --git a/cmd/cert.go b/cmd/cert.go
index 329a9a10eb..fd68b2539c 100644
--- a/cmd/cert.go
+++ b/cmd/cert.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ Outputs to 'cert.pem' and 'key.pem' and will overwrite existing files.`,
 		Action: runCert,
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:  "host",
-				Value: "",
-				Usage: "Comma-separated hostnames and IPs to generate a certificate for",
+				Name:     "host",
+				Usage:    "Comma-separated hostnames and IPs to generate a certificate for",
+				Required: true,
 			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:  "ecdsa-curve",
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ func pemBlockForKey(priv any) *pem.Block {
 }
 
 func runCert(_ context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
-	if err := argsSet(c, "host"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	var priv any
 	var err error
 	switch c.String("ecdsa-curve") {
diff --git a/cmd/cert_test.go b/cmd/cert_test.go
index 062662a28e..fbf5ca2073 100644
--- a/cmd/cert_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cert_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestCertCommandFailures(t *testing.T) {
 			args: []string{
 				"cert-test",
 			},
-			errMsg: "host is not set",
+			errMsg: `"host" not set`,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, c := range cases {
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index afd9b3124e..764cccccac 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -18,26 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
 )
 
-// argsSet checks that all the required arguments are set. args is a list of
-// arguments that must be set in the passed Context.
-func argsSet(c *cli.Command, args ...string) error {
-	for _, a := range args {
-		if !c.IsSet(a) {
-			return errors.New(a + " is not set")
-		}
-
-		if util.IsEmptyString(c.String(a)) {
-			return errors.New(a + " is required")
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // confirm waits for user input which confirms an action
 func confirm() (bool, error) {
 	var response string
diff --git a/cmd/mailer.go b/cmd/mailer.go
index e0bbd91ad6..72bd8e5601 100644
--- a/cmd/mailer.go
+++ b/cmd/mailer.go
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ import (
 func runSendMail(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
 	setting.MustInstalled()
 
-	if err := argsSet(c, "title"); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	subject := c.String("title")
 	confirmSkiped := c.Bool("force")
 	body := c.String("content")