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diff --git a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
index 113a3c2e4..e8bbd16e8 100644
--- a/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
+++ b/doc/manual/command-ref/nix-store.xml
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ EOF
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-roots</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-live</option></arg>
<arg choice='plain'><option>--print-dead</option></arg>
- <arg choice='plain'><option>--delete</option></arg>
</group>
<arg><option>--max-freed</option> <replaceable>bytes</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
@@ -407,14 +406,6 @@ the Nix store not reachable via file system references from a set of
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry><term><option>--delete</option></term>
-
- <listitem><para>This operation performs an actual garbage
- collection. All dead paths are removed from the
- store. This is the default.</para></listitem>
-
- </varlistentry>
-
</variablelist>
<para>By default, all unreachable paths are deleted. The following
@@ -444,10 +435,10 @@ and <link
linkend="conf-keep-derivations"><literal>keep-derivations</literal></link>
variables in the Nix configuration file.</para>
-<para>With <option>--delete</option>, the collector prints the total
-number of freed bytes when it finishes (or when it is interrupted).
-With <option>--print-dead</option>, it prints the number of bytes that
-would be freed.</para>
+<para>By default, the collector prints the total number of freed bytes
+when it finishes (or when it is interrupted). With
+<option>--print-dead</option>, it prints the number of bytes that would
+be freed.</para>
</refsection>