diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a17d28f..9f9a10b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ To purge unmanaged NRPE commands:
 class { 'nrpe':
   allowed_hosts => ['127.0.0.1'],
   purge         => true,
-  recurse       => true,
 }
 ```