diff --git a/docs/unix_args.sgml b/docs/unix_args.sgml
index 4b996dfa4ee599cf91a36ca1d0c99fe928fea9b2..68c37c2019050a73c87bdd3a3e9a2d1154f98ed7 100644
--- a/docs/unix_args.sgml
+++ b/docs/unix_args.sgml
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@ As well as the listing file names on the command line, the following switches
 are available to UNIX users:
     </PARA>
 
-    <SECT2 ID="UNIXARGS-QUIET">
-      <TITLE><LITERAL>-quiet</LITERAL></TITLE>
-      <PARA>
-This option tells &prog; to suppress normal informational messages while
-running.
-      </PARA>
-    </SECT2>
-
     <SECT2 ID="UNIXARGS-OPTIONS">
       <TITLE><LITERAL>-options</LITERAL></TITLE>
       <PARA>