diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java
index 679a0412777..2d7ebac7037 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public class JaxRSServerCodegen extends JavaClientCodegen {
         cliOptions.add(library);
         cliOptions.add(new CliOption(CodegenConstants.IMPL_FOLDER, CodegenConstants.IMPL_FOLDER_DESC));
         cliOptions.add(new CliOption("title", "a title describing the application"));
-        cliOptions.add(new CliOption("dateLibrary", "the date library to use when generating code: joda or java8"));
     }
 
     @Override