diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
index f138ba7c8d..f9b3371e6e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module Homebrew
       switch "--full",
               description: "Convert a shallow clone to a full clone without untapping. Taps are only cloned as "\
                            "shallow clones if `--shallow` was originally passed."
-      # odeprecated "brew tap --shallow"
       switch "--shallow",
              description: "Fetch tap as a shallow clone rather than a full clone. Useful for continuous integration."
       switch "--force-auto-update",