diff --git a/dev-qt/qtwebengine/metadata.xml b/dev-qt/qtwebengine/metadata.xml
index 415d74652d63e..f447332f270a8 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtwebengine/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-qt/qtwebengine/metadata.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 		<flag name="designer">Install the QWebEngineView plugin used to add widgets in <pkg>dev-qt/designer</pkg> forms that display web pages.</flag>
 		<flag name="geolocation">Enable physical position determination via <pkg>dev-qt/qtpositioning</pkg></flag>
 		<flag name="jumbo-build">Combine source files to speed up build process.</flag>
-		<flag name="system-ffmpeg">Use the system-wide <pkg>media-video/ffmpeg</pkg> instead of bundled.</flag>
 		<flag name="system-icu">Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/icu</pkg> instead of bundled.</flag>
 		<flag name="widgets">Enable QtWidgets support</flag>
 	</use>