diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 81eefb0..0d2ef0c 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@
 			"Generates project files using one of the supported generators:",
 			"",
 			"visuald - VisualD project files",
-			"visuald-combined - VisualD single project file",
 			"build - Builds the package directly",
 			"",
 			"An optional package name can be given to generate a different package than the root/CWD package."
@@ -478,6 +477,11 @@
 		gensettings.rdmd = m_rdmd;
 
 		logDiagnostic("Generating using %s", m_generator);
+		if (m_generator == "visuald-combined") {
+			gensettings.combined = true;
+			m_generator = "visuald";
+			logWarn(`The generator "visuald-combined" is deprecated, please use the --combined switch instead.`);
+		}
 		dub.generateProject(m_generator, gensettings);
 		if (m_build_type == "ddox") dub.runDdox(gensettings.run);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index ad5e147..962d9e9 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -181,10 +181,7 @@
 			throw new Exception("The Mono-D generator has been removed. Use Mono-D's built in DUB support instead.");
 		case "visuald":
 			logDebug("Creating VisualD generator.");
-			return new VisualDGenerator(app, mgr, false);
-		case "visuald-combined":
-			logDebug("Creating VisualD generator (combined project).");
-			return new VisualDGenerator(app, mgr, true);
+			return new VisualDGenerator(app, mgr);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/visuald.d b/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
index 4285251..ff7c4d2 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/visuald.d
@@ -34,20 +34,16 @@
 	private {
 		PackageManager m_pkgMgr;
 		string[string] m_projectUuids;
-		bool m_combinedProject;
 	}
 	
-	this(Project app, PackageManager mgr, bool combined_project)
+	this(Project app, PackageManager mgr)
 	{
 		super(app);
-		m_combinedProject = combined_project;
 		m_pkgMgr = mgr;
 	}
 	
 	override void generateTargets(GeneratorSettings settings, in TargetInfo[string] targets)
 	{
-		if (settings.combined) m_combinedProject = true;
-
 		auto bs = targets[m_project.name].buildSettings;
 		prepareGeneration(bs);
 		logDebug("About to generate projects for %s, with %s direct dependencies.", m_project.mainPackage().name, m_project.mainPackage().dependencies().length);