diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8 b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8
index d947361b3bc5..124c01046ea3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.8
@@ -200,9 +200,7 @@ partition.
 .It Cm list-generations Op Fl -json
 List the available generations in a similar manner to the boot loader
 menu. It shows the generation number, build date and time, NixOS version,
-kernel version and the configuration revision. This is useful to get
-information e.g. for which generation to roll back to with
-.Ic nixos-rebuild switch Fl -generation Ar N
+kernel version and the configuration revision.
 There is also a json version of output available.
 .El
 .