diff --git a/README b/README
index 01bb55f4fcfcf00bf2a112f7c23308dc35b30bf1..df425d79bf423edc6cd668d4607a52d15c7f15e6 100644
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+++ b/README
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ If you just want to mark a revision as being merged, you can use the
 Reintegrating a branch into trunk is done from the trunk checkout:
 
     svn switch https://humgenprojects.lumc.nl/svn/mutalyzer/trunk
-    svn merge --reintegrate --dry-run \
+    svn merge --reintegrate \
       https://humgenprojects.lumc.nl/svn/mutalyzer/branches/my-feature-branch
     svn rm https://humgenprojects.lumc.nl/svn/mutalyzer/branches/my-feature-branch \
       -m 'Delete refactor-mutalyzer-branch'