diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index f873abd45..162c32c38 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
 
     strUsage += HelpMessageGroup(_("Block creation options:"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockmaxweight=<n>", strprintf(_("Set maximum BIP141 block weight (default: %d)"), DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockmaxsize=<n>", _("Set maximum BIP141 block weight to this * 4. Deprecated, use blockmaxweight"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockmintxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Set lowest fee rate (in %s/kB) for transactions to be included in block creation. (default: %s)"), CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE)));
     if (showDebug)
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-blockversion=<n>", "Override block version to test forking scenarios");