diff --git a/man/fail2ban.8 b/man/fail2ban.8
index c43b71ec..1c2e4f73 100644
--- a/man/fail2ban.8
+++ b/man/fail2ban.8
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ firewall rules to reject the IP address.
 \fB\-b\fR
 start in background
 .TP 
-\fB\-d\fR
-start in debug mode. Commands are NOT executed but only displayed
-.TP 
 \fB\-c\fR \fIFILE\fR
 read configuration file \fIFILE\fR
 .TP