diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
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@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ Every nf-core pipeline comes with test data than can be run using `-profile test
 ```bash
 nextflow run nf-core/methylseq \
   --outdir <OUTDIR> \
-  --genome GRCh38 \
   -profile test,<docker/singularity/podman/shifter/charliecloud/conda/institute>
 ```