diff --git a/doc/fixes5-0-1.txt b/doc/fixes5-0-1.txt
index 710a23f69..7b3746481 100644
--- a/doc/fixes5-0-1.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes5-0-1.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ when hero's behavior makes erinyes stronger, cap level at 49 rather than 50
 with inventory item action for leash, distingluish leash-in-use from empty one
 deafness check was missing from a shopkeeper message in ready_weapon()
 thrown ball travel did not check for regions (pr #1595 by copperwater)
+remove deprecated option --version:paste
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/earlyarg.c b/src/earlyarg.c
index 2d3315fdf..952defaaa 100755
--- a/src/earlyarg.c
+++ b/src/earlyarg.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 5.0	earlyarg.c	$NHDT-Date: 1781973047 2026/06/20 16:30:47 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-5.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.10 $ */
+/* NetHack 5.0	earlyarg.c	$NHDT-Date: 1782016695 2026/06/20 23:38:15 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-5.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.11 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2012. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -498,11 +498,7 @@ argcheck(int argc, char *argv[], enum earlyarg e_arg)
 
             if (extended_opt) {
                 extended_opt++;
-                    /* Deprecated in favor of "copy" - remove no later
-                       than  next major version */
-                if (match_optname(extended_opt, "paste", 5, FALSE)) {
-                    insert_into_pastebuf = TRUE;
-                } else if (match_optname(extended_opt, "copy", 4, FALSE)) {
+		if (match_optname(extended_opt, "copy", 4, FALSE)) {
                     insert_into_pastebuf = TRUE;
                 } else if (match_optname(extended_opt, "dump", 4, FALSE)) {
                     /* version number plus enabled features and sanity