diff --git a/core/cli/install.el b/core/cli/install.el
index ba34d10cb..07f766c57 100644
--- a/core/cli/install.el
+++ b/core/cli/install.el
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ This command does the following:
 
 This command is idempotent and safe to reuse.
 
-The location of DOOMDIR can be changed with the -p option, or by setting the
-DOOMDIR environment variable. e.g.
+The location of DOOMDIR can be changed with the environment variable of the same
+name. e.g.
 
-  doom -p ~/.config/doom install
   DOOMDIR=~/.config/doom doom install"
   (print! (green "Installing Doom Emacs!\n"))
   (let ((default-directory (doom-path "~")))