diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93245ba3..04b1597e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ https://rvm.io/integration/gnome-terminal#integrating-rvm-with-gnome-terminal
     --request-timeout <request-timeout> Request Timeout.
     --connect-timeout <connect-timeout> Connect Timeout.
     --threads  | -t <number of threads> The number of threads to use when multi-threading requests.
-    --max-threads     <max-threads>     Maximum Threads.
     --throttle        <milliseconds>    Milliseconds to wait before doing another web request. If used, the --threads should be set to 1.
     --help     | -h                     This help screen.
     --verbose  | -v                     Verbose output.
diff --git a/lib/wpscan/wpscan_helper.rb b/lib/wpscan/wpscan_helper.rb
index 234365a2..343baf01 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan/wpscan_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan/wpscan_helper.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ def help
   puts '--request-timeout <request-timeout> Request Timeout.'
   puts '--connect-timeout <connect-timeout> Connect Timeout.'
   puts '--threads  | -t <number of threads> The number of threads to use when multi-threading requests.'
-  puts '--max-threads     <max-threads>     Maximum Threads.'
   puts '--throttle        <milliseconds>    Milliseconds to wait before doing another web request. If used, the --threads should be set to 1.'
   puts '--help     | -h                     This help screen.'
   puts '--verbose  | -v                     Verbose output.'
diff --git a/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb b/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb
index 4f3e434b..7efbf790 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ class WpscanOptions
       ['--cache-ttl', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
       ['--request-timeout', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
       ['--connect-timeout', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
-      ['--max-threads', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
       ['--batch', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
       ['--no-color', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
       ['--cookie', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],