diff --git a/net-irc/inspircd/metadata.xml b/net-irc/inspircd/metadata.xml
index 0fa203b7bf99e..f1f04d7eca62f 100644
--- a/net-irc/inspircd/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-irc/inspircd/metadata.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 		<flag name="maxminddb">Add support for geolocation using libMaxMindDB</flag>
 		<flag name="mbedtls">Add support for TLS using the mbedTLS library</flag>
 		<flag name="mysql">Enable MySQL database backend</flag>
-		<flag name="pcre">Add support for Perl Compatible Regular Expressions</flag>
 		<flag name="postgres">Enable PostgreSQL database backend</flag>
 		<flag name="re2">Add support for Google RE2 regular expressions library</flag>
 		<flag name="regex-posix">Add support for POSIX Regular Expressions</flag>