diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index 0ad8188..24c2243 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.
-