diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index 80ebb6dbc..4d89ca120 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ man(1), man(7), http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Man-Page/
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--quiet</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--style</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--unused-functions</option></arg>
-      <arg choice="opt"><option>--vcl</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--verbose</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>-j[jobs]</option></arg>
       <arg choice="opt"><option>--xml</option></arg>
@@ -181,12 +180,6 @@ files, this is not needed.</para>
           <para>Check if there are unused functions</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><option>--vcl</option></term>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>Suppress messages about memory leaks when using VCL classes</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>-v</option></term>
         <term><option>--verbose</option></term>