diff --git a/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/hpacontroller.go b/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/hpacontroller.go
index f0ee01723d..39fae9d920 100644
--- a/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/hpacontroller.go
+++ b/cmd/controller-manager/app/options/hpacontroller.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (o *HPAControllerOptions) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.DurationVar(&o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerUpscaleForbiddenWindow.Duration, "horizontal-pod-autoscaler-upscale-delay", o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerUpscaleForbiddenWindow.Duration, "The period since last upscale, before another upscale can be performed in horizontal pod autoscaler.")
 	fs.DurationVar(&o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerDownscaleForbiddenWindow.Duration, "horizontal-pod-autoscaler-downscale-delay", o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerDownscaleForbiddenWindow.Duration, "The period since last downscale, before another downscale can be performed in horizontal pod autoscaler.")
 	fs.Float64Var(&o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerTolerance, "horizontal-pod-autoscaler-tolerance", o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerTolerance, "The minimum change (from 1.0) in the desired-to-actual metrics ratio for the horizontal pod autoscaler to consider scaling.")
-	fs.BoolVar(&o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerUseRESTClients, "horizontal-pod-autoscaler-use-rest-clients", o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerUseRESTClients, "WARNING: alpha feature.  If set to true, causes the horizontal pod autoscaler controller to use REST clients through the kube-aggregator, instead of using the legacy metrics client through the API server proxy.  This is required for custom metrics support in the horizontal pod autoscaler.")
+	fs.BoolVar(&o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerUseRESTClients, "horizontal-pod-autoscaler-use-rest-clients", o.HorizontalPodAutoscalerUseRESTClients, "If set to true, causes the horizontal pod autoscaler controller to use REST clients through the kube-aggregator, instead of using the legacy metrics client through the API server proxy.  This is required for custom metrics support in the horizontal pod autoscaler.")
 }
 
 // ApplyTo fills up HPAController config with options.