diff --git a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
index 9a5ca60a0..dcab041dc 100644
--- a/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/write.mdwn
@@ -1110,9 +1110,7 @@ to version control; the subdir can be added if so.
 Remove a file. The filename is relative to the root of the srcdir.
 
 Note that this should not commit the removal, it should only prepare for it
-to be committed when `rcs_commit` (or `rcs_commit_staged`) is called. Note
-that the new file may be in a new subdir that is not yet in version
-control; the subdir can be added if so.
+to be committed when `rcs_commit` (or `rcs_commit_staged`) is called.
 
 #### `rcs_rename($$)`