diff --git a/linkchecker b/linkchecker
index f5f7f574..11cb2bc7 100755
--- a/linkchecker
+++ b/linkchecker
@@ -246,10 +246,7 @@ The FILENAME part of the 'none' output type will be ignored,
 else if the file already exists, it will be overwritten.
 You can specify this option more than once. Valid file output TYPEs
 are %(loggertypes)s. You can specify this option multiple times to output
-to more than one file.
-
-Default is no file output. If console output is not specified with -o,
-this option suppresses all console output by implying '-o none'.""") % \
+to more than one file. Default is no file output.""") % \
 {'loggertypes': linkcheck.LoggerKeys})
 group.add_option("--status", action="store_true", dest="status",
                  help=_(