diff --git a/_pytest/main.py b/_pytest/main.py
index 063c71660..845d5dd00 100644
--- a/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/_pytest/main.py
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
                help="run pytest in strict mode, warnings become errors.")
     group._addoption("-c", metavar="file", type=str, dest="inifilename",
                help="load configuration from `file` instead of trying to locate one of the implicit configuration files.")
-    group.addoption('--setuponly', '--setup-only', action="store_true",
-               help="only setup fixtures, don't execute the tests.")
-    group.addoption('--setupplan', '--setup-plan', action="store_true",
-               help="show what fixtures and tests would be executed but don't"
-                    " execute anything.")
     group._addoption("--continue-on-collection-errors", action="store_true",
                default=False, dest="continue_on_collection_errors",
                help="Force test execution even if collection errors occur.")
diff --git a/_pytest/setuponly.py b/_pytest/setuponly.py
index 98830c76b..abb578da7 100644
--- a/_pytest/setuponly.py
+++ b/_pytest/setuponly.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import pytest
 import sys
 
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    group = parser.getgroup("debugconfig")
+    group.addoption('--setuponly', '--setup-only', action="store_true",
+               help="only setup fixtures, don't execute the tests.")
+
 @pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
 def pytest_fixture_setup(fixturedef, request):
     yield
diff --git a/_pytest/setupplan.py b/_pytest/setupplan.py
index 65df65d18..c7c8ff60d 100644
--- a/_pytest/setupplan.py
+++ b/_pytest/setupplan.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
 
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    group = parser.getgroup("debugconfig")
+    group.addoption('--setupplan', '--setup-plan', action="store_true",
+               help="show what fixtures and tests would be executed but don't"
+                    " execute anything.")
 
 @pytest.hookimpl(tryfirst=True)
 def pytest_fixture_setup(fixturedef, request):