diff --git a/doc/misc.rst b/doc/misc.rst
index fe89693d9e4fde14afd9b10a6dd91695fee6c1ec..808e1ad102fd5d22d20ae83fb92c845e836fba1e 100644
--- a/doc/misc.rst
+++ b/doc/misc.rst
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@ For PyOpenCL, the process is as follows:
     # editable install - make sure to disable build isolation:
     $ pip install --no-build-isolation -ve .
 
-    # editable install with automatic recompilation if needed:
-    $ pip install --no-build-isolation -Ceditable.rebuild=true -ve .
-
-
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