diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 659b2fa3..e8efb2f7 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ async function main(args) {
 
     .alias('n', 'no-readme')
     .describe('n', 'Do not generate a README.md file in the output directory')
-    .default('n', false)
 
     .describe('link-*', 'Add this file as a link the explain the * attribute, e.g. --link-abstract=abstract.md')