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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 3b858037..0ad81882 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -232,13 +232,6 @@ Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]]
 *\--needed*::
 	Do not reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
 
-*\--recursive*::
-	Recursively reinstall all dependencies of the targets. This forces upgrades
-	or reinstalls of all dependencies without requiring explicit version
-	requirements. This is most useful in combination with the '\--needed' flag,
-	which will induce a deep dependency upgrade without any unnecessary
-	reinstalls.
-
 
 Query Options[[QO]]
 -------------------