diff --git a/BUILDING.TXT b/BUILDING.TXT
index 09766de355..bde5cadf35 100644
--- a/BUILDING.TXT
+++ b/BUILDING.TXT
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ execution), run:
     mvn clean install -pl war -am -DskipTests
 
 The WAR file will be in war/target/jenkins.war (you can play with it)
-You can deactivate test-harness execution with -Dskip-test-harness
 
 For more information on building Jenkins, visit
 https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Building+Jenkins