diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9538041d05489a2c4f8e11f5589f630eb4948f06..db11e511f0a1a864a0d3884d598a4719d7ad7ecd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1096,7 +1096,6 @@ echo "  --fmod-inc               path to FMOD includes"
 echo "  --oss-lib                path to OSS library"
 echo "  --enable-uname-release=R Return R for uname -r in usermode emulation"
 echo "  --cpu=CPU                Build for host CPU [$cpu]"
-echo "  --sparc_cpu=V            Build qemu for Sparc architecture v7, v8, v8plus, v8plusa, v9"
 echo "  --disable-uuid           disable uuid support"
 echo "  --enable-uuid            enable uuid support"
 echo "  --disable-vde            disable support for vde network"