diff --git a/share/man/man9/altq.9 b/share/man/man9/altq.9
index 6ed338bdabde..fd9440420a98 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/altq.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/altq.9
@@ -543,11 +543,6 @@ Make sure that calls to
 and
 .Fn IFQ_DRV_PURGE
 are protected with a mutex of some kind.
-Setting
-.Dv IFF_NEEDSGIANT
-in
-.Va if_flags
-might also be appropriate.
 .Ss Attach routine
 Use
 .Fn IFQ_SET_MAXLEN