diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst
index d21f9ea10ea..e2bcd4cc51c 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/intro_installation.rst
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ To install from source, clone the Ansible git repository:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    $ git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git --recursive
+    $ git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git
     $ cd ./ansible
 
 Once git has cloned the Ansible repository, setup the Ansible environment: