diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 17b38a6825..56ed85e872 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&opts.publicIP, "public-ip", "", "IP accessible by other nodes for inter-host communication")
 	flag.IntVar(&opts.subnetLeaseRenewMargin, "subnet-lease-renew-margin", 60, "Subnet lease renewal margin, in minutes.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.ipMasq, "ip-masq", false, "setup IP masquerade rule for traffic destined outside of overlay network")
-	flag.BoolVar(&opts.kubeSubnetMgr, "kube-subnet-mgr", false, "Contact the Kubernetes API for subnet assignement instead of etcd or flannel-server.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&opts.kubeSubnetMgr, "kube-subnet-mgr", false, "Contact the Kubernetes API for subnet assignement instead of etcd.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.help, "help", false, "print this message")
 	flag.BoolVar(&opts.version, "version", false, "print version and exit")
 }