diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 87f0cc4ef0..4a79c8457c 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -790,11 +790,10 @@ With `--verbose` or `-v`, many commands print extra debugging information. Note
   * `edit` `formula`:
     Open `formula` in the editor.
 
-  * `extract` [`--force`] `formula` `--tap=``tap` [`--version=``version`]:
+  * `extract` [`--force`] `formula` `tap` [`--version=``version`]:
     Looks through repository history to find the `version` of `formula` and
     creates a copy in `tap`/Formula/`formula`@`version`.rb. If the tap is
     not installed yet, attempts to install/clone the tap before continuing.
-    A tap must be passed through `--tap` in order for `extract` to work.
 
     If `--force` is passed, the file at the destination will be overwritten
     if it already exists. Otherwise, existing files will be preserved.
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index d0f4606210..f6809c133f 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -727,8 +727,8 @@ Open all of Homebrew for editing\.
 Open \fIformula\fR in the editor\.
 .
 .TP
-\fBextract\fR [\fB\-\-force\fR] \fIformula\fR \fB\-\-tap=\fR\fItap\fR [\fB\-\-version=\fR\fIversion\fR]
-Looks through repository history to find the \fIversion\fR of \fIformula\fR and creates a copy in \fItap\fR/Formula/\fIformula\fR@\fIversion\fR\.rb\. If the tap is not installed yet, attempts to install/clone the tap before continuing\. A tap must be passed through \fB\-\-tap\fR in order for \fBextract\fR to work\.
+\fBextract\fR [\fB\-\-force\fR] \fIformula\fR \fItap\fR [\fB\-\-version=\fR\fIversion\fR]
+Looks through repository history to find the \fIversion\fR of \fIformula\fR and creates a copy in \fItap\fR/Formula/\fIformula\fR@\fIversion\fR\.rb\. If the tap is not installed yet, attempts to install/clone the tap before continuing\.
 .
 .IP
 If \fB\-\-force\fR is passed, the file at the destination will be overwritten if it already exists\. Otherwise, existing files will be preserved\.