diff --git a/docs/ops.md b/docs/ops.md
index aed8ac8c1..911b46695 100644
--- a/docs/ops.md
+++ b/docs/ops.md
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ The linux runtime allows a few options to be set to configure the shim and the r
 	no_shim = false
 	# display shim logs in the containerd daemon's log output
 	shim_debug = true
-	# do not put the shim in its own mount namespace
-	# (this only need to be set on kernel < 3.18)
-	shim_no_newns = true
 ```
 
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