diff --git a/net-dns/pdns/metadata.xml b/net-dns/pdns/metadata.xml
index 7fef8ca0ab4f9..f0d31b999c5df 100644
--- a/net-dns/pdns/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-dns/pdns/metadata.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ standards documents. Furthermore, PowerDNS interfaces with almost any database.
 	<flag name="mydns">Making it possible to use a MyDNS MySQL database with PowerDNS (not recommended for new deployments).</flag>
 	<flag name="opendbx">Use a database supported by <pkg>dev-db/opendbx</pkg> as backend.</flag>
 	<flag name="remote">Use a generic socket or pipe as a backend (via JSON RPC requests).</flag>
-	<flag name="remote-http">Enable remote connections to HTTP as backends (via RESTful JSON requests).</flag>
 	<flag name="tinydns">Use a TinyDNS CDB database as backend.</flag>
 	<flag name="tools">Build optional tools (dnsscan, dnsscope, etc..).</flag>
 </use>