diff --git a/chapter05/bash-exp.xml b/chapter05/bash-exp.xml
index 0a6f05751..8338c3fd4 100644
--- a/chapter05/bash-exp.xml
+++ b/chapter05/bash-exp.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ partition which has to be mounted at some point. Before that partition is
 mounted a user needs and will want to have bash available (it will be hard to 
 execute the boot scripts without a shell for instance).</para>
 
-<para><userinput>--with-curses:</userinput> This causes Bash to be linked 
-against the curses library instead of the default termcap library which 
-is becoming obsolete.</para>
-
 <para><userinput>ln -s bash sh:</userinput> This command creates the sh
 symlink that points to bash. Most scripts run themselves via 'sh'
 (invoked by the #!/bin/sh as the first line in the scripts) which