diff --git a/docs/user-guide/getting-started.md b/docs/user-guide/getting-started.md
index e8353192b7e8..1cd016b6647a 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/getting-started.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ npm install eslint --save-dev
 yarn add eslint --dev
 ```
 
-You should then set up a configuration file, and the easiest way to do that is to use the `--init` flag:
+You should then set up a configuration file, and the easiest way to do that is:
 
 ```sh
 $ npm init @eslint/config