diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/doc.go b/src/cmd/6l/doc.go
index b8a6013d63..b17642abbd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/doc.go
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/doc.go
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ Options new in this version:
 	Elide the dynamic linking header.  With this option, the binary
 	is statically linked and does not refer to dynld.  Without this option
 	(the default), the binary's contents are identical but it is loaded with dynld.
--e
-	Emit an extra ELF-compatible symbol table useful with tools such as
-	nm, gdb, and oprofile. This option makes the binary file considerably larger.
 -Hdarwin
 	Write Apple Mach-O binaries (default when $GOOS is darwin)
 -Hlinux