diff --git a/cmds/release.js b/cmds/release.js
index b8544d9c4..c9215b7c8 100644
--- a/cmds/release.js
+++ b/cmds/release.js
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ module.exports = {
       choices: ['node', 'browser', 'webworker'],
       default: ['node', 'browser', 'webworker']
     },
-    docsFormats: {
-      alias: 'd',
-      describe: 'Which documentation formats to build',
-      type: 'array',
-      choices: ['html', 'md'],
-      default: ['html']
-    },
     build: {
       describe: 'Run build tasks before release',
       type: 'boolean',