diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index b299e937d0..f917bc4c69 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -1443,10 +1443,7 @@ lo_import 152801
Toggles between regular and expanded format. When expanded
format is enabled, query results are displayed in two
columns, with the column name on the left and the data on
- the right. This option only affects how normal query results
- are displayed; the output of psql
- meta-commands is always presented using the regular
- format. This mode is useful if the data wouldn't fit on the
+ the right. This mode is useful if the data wouldn't fit on the
screen in the normal horizontal
mode.