diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/setreuid.2 b/lib/libc/sys/setreuid.2
index b1e9c352f67..af8965fe17b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/setreuid.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/setreuid.2
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The real and effective user IDs of the
 current process are set according to the arguments.
-If the real user ID is changed, the saved user ID is changed to the
-new value of the effective user ID.
-.Pp
 If
 .Fa ruid
 or