diff --git a/Doc/library/getopt.rst b/Doc/library/getopt.rst
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--- a/Doc/library/getopt.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/getopt.rst
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ the special meanings of arguments of the form '``-``' and '``--``').  Long
 options similar to those supported by GNU software may be used as well via an
 optional third argument.
 
-A more convenient, flexible, and powerful alternative is the
-:mod:`optparse` module.
-
 This module provides two functions and an
 exception: