diff --git a/doc/api/child_process.md b/doc/api/child_process.md
index fc75029d6e..a3c380d571 100644
--- a/doc/api/child_process.md
+++ b/doc/api/child_process.md
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ changes:
 
 * `command` {string} The command to run, with space-separated arguments.
 * `options` {Object}
-  * `timeout` {number} (Default: `0`)
   * `cwd` {string} Current working directory of the child process.
   * `env` {Object} Environment key-value pairs.
   * `encoding` {string} **Default:** `'utf8'`