diff --git a/doc/man-sections/proxy-options.rst b/doc/man-sections/proxy-options.rst
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--- a/doc/man-sections/proxy-options.rst
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@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
---show-proxy-settings
-  Show sensed HTTP or SOCKS proxy settings. Currently, only Windows
-  clients support this option.
-
 --http-proxy args
   Connect to remote host through an HTTP proxy.  This requires at least an
   address ``server`` and ``port`` argument.  If HTTP Proxy-Authenticate