diff --git a/net-analyzer/nmap/metadata.xml b/net-analyzer/nmap/metadata.xml
index 1e504a2dd7d78..21fee1f7bbb08 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/nmap/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-analyzer/nmap/metadata.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 	<use>
 		<flag name="libssh2">Enable SSH support through <pkg>net-libs/libssh2</pkg></flag>
 		<flag name="ncat">Install the ncat utility</flag>
-		<flag name="nmap-update">Install nmap-update, which uses <pkg>dev-vcs/subversion</pkg> to update nmap scripts in your home directory</flag>
 		<flag name="nping">Install the nping utility</flag>
 		<flag name="nse">Include support for the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)</flag>
 		<flag name="system-lua">Use <pkg>dev-lang/lua</pkg> instead of the bundled liblua</flag>