diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 62335991..32d64d70 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -401,9 +401,6 @@ system upgrade and install/upgrade the foo package in the same operation.
 	will force a refresh of all package lists even if they appear to be up
 	to date.
 
-*\--needed*::
-	Do not reinstall the targets that are already up to date.
-
 
 Handling Config Files[[HCF]]
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