diff --git a/doc/userguide/rules/xbits.rst b/doc/userguide/rules/xbits.rst
index d48d254471..41049df1d1 100644
--- a/doc/userguide/rules/xbits.rst
+++ b/doc/userguide/rules/xbits.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Set, unset, toggle and check for bits stored per host or ip_pair.
 
 Syntax::
 
-    xbits:noalert;
     xbits:<set|unset|isset|toggle>,<name>,track <ip_src|ip_dst|ip_pair>;
     xbits:<set|unset|isset|toggle>,<name>,track <ip_src|ip_dst|ip_pair> \
         [,expire <seconds>];