diff --git a/cmd/influx/main.go b/cmd/influx/main.go
index 4f61b8fdb4..b7de1804a5 100644
--- a/cmd/influx/main.go
+++ b/cmd/influx/main.go
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ func main() {
        Username to connect to the server.
   -ssl
         Use https for requests.
-  -dump
-       Dump the contents of the given database to stdout.
   -execute 'command'
        Execute command and quit.
   -format 'json|csv|column'