diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index a1ca94057b..6e6d0f42d1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -2589,8 +2589,7 @@ lo_import 152801
           <literal>latex</literal> (uses <literal>tabular</literal>),
           <literal>latex-longtable</literal>, <literal>troff-ms</literal>,
           <literal>unaligned</literal>, or <literal>wrapped</literal>.
-          Unique abbreviations are allowed.  (That would mean one letter
-          is enough.)
+          Unique abbreviations are allowed.
           </para>
 
           <para><literal>unaligned</literal> format writes all columns of a row on one