diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6499d23..be7ba3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ RUN chmod uga+x /usr/local/bin/install-php-extensions && sync && \
 ```
 
 `install-php-extensions` will install all the required APT packages.  
-If you want to remove the APT development packages (which shouldn't be needed after the PHP extensions have been installed), you can use the `--apt-remove` option:
+If you want to remove the APT development packages (which shouldn't be needed after the PHP extensions have been installed), you can use the `--cleanup` option (**EXPERIMENTAL**):
 ```
-install-php-extensions --apt-remove gd xdebug
+install-php-extensions --cleanup gd xdebug
 ```
 
 ## Supported PHP extensions
diff --git a/install-php-extensions b/install-php-extensions
index 768c630..e0d19c3 100755
--- a/install-php-extensions
+++ b/install-php-extensions
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ getModulesToInstall () {
 		if test -z "${getModulesToInstall_endArgs}"
 		then
 			case "${1}" in
-				--apt-remove)
+				--cleanup)
 					getModulesToInstall_skip='y'
 					DO_APT_REMOVE='y'
 					;;