diff --git a/doc/direct_mode.mdwn b/doc/direct_mode.mdwn
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@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ dutifully committed it and you realise your mistake, you can try:
 
     git annex undo file
 
-to revert the last change to `file`. Note that you can use the `--depth`
-flag to revert earlier versions of the file.
-
 ## forcing git to use the work tree in direct mode
 
 This is for experts only. You can lose data doing this, or check enormous
diff --git a/doc/direct_mode/comment_18_e46f70efa6d8d65d5ef81cdcbd844869._comment b/doc/direct_mode/comment_18_e46f70efa6d8d65d5ef81cdcbd844869._comment
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index 0000000000..2aeb3eca4d
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+++ b/doc/direct_mode/comment_18_e46f70efa6d8d65d5ef81cdcbd844869._comment
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2015-05-27T18:31:26Z"
+ content="""
+This page mentioned a --depth option, but no, it was never implemented.
+I have updated this page.
+
+(Deleted a forum thread that duplicated the previous comment.)
+"""]]
diff --git a/doc/forum/undo_--depth_option_missing.mdwn b/doc/forum/undo_--depth_option_missing.mdwn
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Well I just spent 4 hours building a OSX GUI around git annex undo --depth and it responds with "git-annex: unrecognized option '--depth'"... lol Please tell me that option exists somewhere other than the documentation... lol
-
-Should I abandon my efforts or does it really exist (I couldn't find it in the source)?