diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1 b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
index 5277cb1aa..eb81620f3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/sh.1
@@ -4085,8 +4085,6 @@ If \f3.sh.value\fP is unset inside the discipline, then
 that value is unchanged.
 If the \f3unset\fP discipline is defined for a variable, it is invoked
 whenever the given variable is unset.
-The variable will not be unset unless it is unset explicitly
-from within this discipline function.
 .PP
 The variable
 .B .sh.name