diff --git a/library/files/copy b/library/files/copy
index 45009626d0e..0a5fa699d03 100644
--- a/library/files/copy
+++ b/library/files/copy
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ options:
         defaults.
     required: false
     version_added: "1.5"
-  recurse:
-    description:
-      - Copy all contents in the source directory recursively.  This will be slightly inefficient compared to the 'synchronize'
-        module and should not be used for large directory trees.
-    required: false
-    default: false
 extends_documentation_fragment: files
 author: Michael DeHaan
 notes: