diff --git a/core/Command/Upgrade.php b/core/Command/Upgrade.php
index d9f26d5ac8d73e645c4cd92d5061e769d6f32bd0..aec74849fea13919e447a0a564956d57ea963b4f 100644
--- a/core/Command/Upgrade.php
+++ b/core/Command/Upgrade.php
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ class Upgrade extends Command {
 		$this
 			->setName('upgrade')
 			->setDescription('run upgrade routines after installation of a new release. The release has to be installed before.')
-			->addOption(
-				'--dry-run',
-				null,
-				InputOption::VALUE_NONE,
-				'only runs the database schema migration simulation, do not actually update'
-			)
 			->addOption(
 				'--no-app-disable',
 				null,