diff --git a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc
index 77b4f63b05..1878848ad2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.adoc
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ git interpret-trailers [--in-place] [--trim-empty]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Add or parse _trailer_ lines that look similar to RFC 822 e-mail
-headers, at the end of the otherwise free-form part of a commit
-message. For example, in the following commit message
+Add or parse _trailer_ lines at the end of the otherwise
+free-form part of a commit message. For example, in the following commit
+message
 
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 subject
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ key: This is a very long value, with spaces and
   newlines in it.
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-Note that trailers do not follow (nor are they intended to follow) many of the
-rules for RFC 822 headers. For example they do not follow the encoding rule.
-
 OPTIONS
 -------
 `--in-place`::