diff --git a/lib/libc/net/inet.3 b/lib/libc/net/inet.3
index 8816ae44d23..3b51129bdf2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/net/inet.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/inet.3
@@ -203,14 +203,6 @@ hexadecimal; otherwise, a leading 0 implies octal;
 otherwise, the number is interpreted as decimal).
 .Pp
 The
-.Fn inet_pton
-function only understands Internet addresses written as dotted quads.
-Each
-.Dq part
-may only contain numeric characters and is always interpreted as a
-decimal value.
-.Pp
-The
 .Fn inet_aton
 and
 .Fn inet_ntoa
@@ -253,7 +245,7 @@ functions conform to
 Note that
 .Fn inet_pton
 does not accept 1-, 2-, or 3-part dotted addresses; all four parts
-must be specified.
+must be specified and are interpreted only as decimal values.
 This is a narrower input set than that accepted by
 .Fn inet_aton .
 .Sh HISTORY