diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 211cceb7..0d4881e5 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def update_proj(session: nox.Session) -> None:
         "python",
         "bin/projects.py",
         "docs/data/projects.yml",
-        "--readme=README.md",
         *session.posargs,
     )