diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index 00ed82888..42658c9a7 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -2275,13 +2275,6 @@ Set all useful debugging flags.
 Enable debug output from the included CCID driver for smartcards.
 Note that this option is only available on some system.
 
-@item --faked-system-time @var{epoch}
-@opindex faked-system-time
-This option is only useful for testing; it sets the system time back or
-forth to @var{epoch} which is the number of seconds elapsed since the year
-1970.  Alternatively @var{epoch} may be given as a full ISO time string
-(e.g. "20070924T154812").
-
 @item --enable-progress-filter
 @opindex enable-progress-filter
 Enable certain PROGRESS status outputs. This option allows frontends