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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 0813b887..275cf965 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -411,13 +411,6 @@ system upgrade and install/upgrade the foo package in the same operation.
 *\--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.
-
 
 Handling Config Files[[HCF]]
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