diff --git a/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md b/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
index 45eed674e..3388a0827 100644
--- a/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
+++ b/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@
 | `:read`, `:r` | Load a file into buffer |
 | `:echo` | Prints the given arguments to the statusline. |
 | `:noop` | Does nothing. |
-| `:left` | Align text to the left, optionally pass a number overriding the current document's text width |
+| `:left` | Align text to the left |
 | `:center` | Center-align text, optionally pass a number overriding the current document's text width |
 | `:right` | Align text to the right, optionally pass a number overriding the current document's text width |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 928c396a1..b3ad18c91 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -3562,7 +3562,7 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
     TypableCommand {
         name: "left",
         aliases: &[],
-        doc: "Align text to the left, optionally pass a number overriding the current document's text width",
+        doc: "Align text to the left",
         fun: left,
         completer: CommandCompleter::none(),
         signature: Signature {