diff --git a/sys/include/net/gcoap.h b/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
index 1222c60c89..3937e943fc 100644
--- a/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
+++ b/sys/include/net/gcoap.h
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ extern "C" {
  * GCOAP_NO_RETRANS_BACKOFF is defined this doubling does not happen.
  *
  * @see COAP_ACK_TIMEOUT
- * @see COAP_ACK_VARIANCE
  */
 #define GCOAP_NO_RETRANS_BACKOFF
 #endif