diff --git a/backends/rtlil/rtlil_backend.cc b/backends/rtlil/rtlil_backend.cc
index 74abc985931..15b0dd2c9fe 100644
--- a/backends/rtlil/rtlil_backend.cc
+++ b/backends/rtlil/rtlil_backend.cc
@@ -494,9 +494,6 @@ struct DumpPass : public Pass {
 		log("    -n\n");
 		log("        only dump the module headers if the entire module is selected\n");
 		log("\n");
-		log("    -d\n");
-		log("        include driver cell and port info on wires in dump format\n");
-		log("\n");
 		log("    -o <filename>\n");
 		log("        write to the specified file.\n");
 		log("\n");