diff --git a/doc/man/man3/ldap_error.3 b/doc/man/man3/ldap_error.3
index da99aa6231..f19e7ff6e3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/ldap_error.3
+++ b/doc/man/man3/ldap_error.3
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ An invalid filter was supplied to ldap_search() (e.g., unbalanced
 parentheses).
 .TP
 .SM LDAP_PARAM_ERROR
-An ldap routine was called with a bad parameter (e.g., a NULL ld
-pointer, etc.).
+An ldap routine was called with a bad parameter.
 .TP
 .SM LDAP_NO_MEMORY
 An memory allocation (e.g., malloc(3) or other dynamic memory