diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 52fb2e6c..e6a52464 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ def remote_add(name, url, opts = {})
     # this is documented as such, but seems broken for some reason
     # i'll try to get around it some other way later
     def remote_remove(name)
-      command('remote', ['rm', '--', name])
+      command('remote', ['rm', name])
     end
     
     def remotes