--- doc/doc.gpm.in
+++ doc/doc.gpm.in
@@ -450,16 +450,6 @@
 @item -v
         Print version information and exit.
 
-@item -V[@var{verbosity increment}]
-        Raise or decrease the maximum level of messages that will be
-        logged.  Thus a positive argument has the effect of making the
-        program more verbose.  One can also give a negative argument to
-        hush the program; due to @b{getopt(3)} rules, any optional
-        argument needs to be passed without a space in between!
-        When omitting the argument, the increment defaults to 1.
-        Default verbosity level is 5 (@code{LOG_NOTICE}). 
-        @xref{Program Arguments,,,libc}.
-
 @item -2
         Force two buttons. This means that the middle button, if any,
         will be taken as it was the right one.
@@ -1993,15 +1993,6 @@
         mechanism.  This is useful for debugging; in previous releases
         it was done with a compile-time option.
 
-@item -V @var{verbosity increment}
-        Raise the maximum level of messages that will be logged.  Thus a
-        positive argument has the effect of making the program more
-        verbose.  One can also give a negative argument to hush the
-        program; however, note that due to @b{getopt(3)} rules a negative
-        argument must follow the option with no space betwixt (that is,
-        @samp{-V-1} but not @samp{-V -1}).  @xref{Program Arguments,,,libc}.
-        The argument is optional and its default value is 1.
-
 @end table
 
 Each time a menu is drawn, the configuration file is reparsed if it has
--- doc/gpm.info
+++ doc/gpm.info
@@ -333,16 +333,6 @@
 `-v'
      Print version information and exit.
 
-`-V[VERBOSITY INCREMENT]'
-     Raise or decrease the maximum level of messages that will be
-     logged.  Thus a positive argument has the effect of making the
-     program more verbose.  One can also give a negative argument to
-     hush the program; due to getopt(3) rules, any optional argument
-     needs to be passed without a space in between!  When omitting the
-     argument, the increment defaults to 1.  Default verbosity level is
-     5 (`LOG_NOTICE').  *Note Program Arguments: (libc)Program
-     Arguments.
-
 `-2'
      Force two buttons. This means that the middle button, if any, will
      be taken as it was the right one.
@@ -1606,15 +1606,6 @@
      mechanism.  This is useful for debugging; in previous releases it
      was done with a compile-time option.
 
-`-V VERBOSITY INCREMENT'
-     Raise the maximum level of messages that will be logged.  Thus a
-     positive argument has the effect of making the program more
-     verbose.  One can also give a negative argument to hush the
-     program; however, note that due to getopt(3) rules a negative
-     argument must follow the option with no space betwixt (that is,
-     `-V-1' but not `-V -1').  *Note Program Arguments: (libc)Program
-     Arguments.  The argument is optional and its default value is 1.
-
    Each time a menu is drawn, the configuration file is reparsed if it
 has changed. This allows modification of personal setup without
 reinvoking the daemon.
--- src/prog/gpm-root.y
+++ src/prog/gpm-root.y
@@ -868,7 +868,6 @@
          "    -m <number-or-name>   modifier to use\n"
          "    -u                    inhibit user configuration files\n"
          "    -D                    don't auto-background and run as daemon\n"
-         "    -V <verbosity-delta>  increase amount of logged messages\n"
          );
 
    return 1;
--- src/gpn.c
+++ src/gpn.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
          case 'u': option.autodetect = 1;                break;
          case 'T': opt_test++;                           break;
          case 'v': printf(GPM_MESS_VERSION "\n");        exit(0);
+         case 'V':                                       break; /* gpm_debug_level not supported anymore */
          case '2': opt_three = -1;                       break;
          case '3': opt_three =  1;                       break;
          default: exit(usage("commandline"));
--- src/headers/message.h
+++ src/headers/message.h
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@
          "    -t mouse-type    sets mouse type (default '%s')\n" \
          "                     Use a non-existent type (e.g. \"help\") to get a list\n" \
          "    -T               test: read mouse, no clients\n" \
-         "    -v               print version and exit\n" \
-         "    -V verbosity     increase number of logged messages\n\n\n" \
+         "    -v               print version and exit\n\n\n" \
          "    Examples:\n\n" \
          "    gpm -m /dev/misc/psaux -t ps2    to start with a ps2 mouse\n" \
          "    gpm -m /dev/tts/0 -t mman        to use mouse man on COM1\n\n"