diff --git a/doc/customizing.tex b/doc/customizing.tex
index 9f0e2a88..da1bfc6a 100644
--- a/doc/customizing.tex
+++ b/doc/customizing.tex
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ The root filesystem contains the following:
     \begin{description}
       \item[bar on ‹top $\wedge$ bottom›] Controls where the bar
         is shown.
-      \item[bar off] Disables the bar entirely.
       \item[border] The border width, in pixels, of floating
         clients.
       \item[colmode ‹Mode›] The default column mode for newly