diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Option.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Option.java
index 3a50a8e86..c98a87121 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Option.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/Option.java
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ public class Option {
 			} else if (s.startsWith("-o") && s.length() > 3) {
 				s = s.substring(2);
 				outputDir = new File(StringUtils.eventuallyRemoveStartingAndEndingDoubleQuote(s));
-			} else if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("-recurse") || s.equalsIgnoreCase("-r")) {
-				// recurse = true;
 			} else if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("-exclude") || s.equalsIgnoreCase("-x")) {
 				i++;
 				if (i == arg.length) {
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/OptionPrint.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/OptionPrint.java
index 9588a1713..b228483f7 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/OptionPrint.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/OptionPrint.java
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public class OptionPrint {
 		System.out.println("    -o[utput] \"dir\"\tTo generate images in the specified directory");
 		System.out.println("    -DVAR1=value\tTo set a preprocessing variable as if '!define VAR1 value' were used");
 		System.out.println("    -Sparam1=value\tTo set a skin parameter as if 'skinparam param1 value' were used");
-		System.out.println("    -r[ecurse]\t\trecurse through directories");
 		// System.out.println(" -config \"file\"\tTo read the provided config file
 		// before each diagram");
 		final char separator = SFile.separatorChar;