diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
index 5438d40214..88030abe41 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapmodify.1
@@ -151,13 +151,6 @@ debugging in conjunction with -v.
 .B \-v
 Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.
 .TP
-.B \-F
-Force application of all changes regardless of the contents of input
-lines that begin with
-.I replica:
-(by default, replica: lines are compared against the LDAP server host
-and port in use to decide if a replog record should actually be applied).
-.TP
 .B \-M[M]
 Enable manage DSA IT control.
 .B \-MM