diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
index 240c21ce85f..c23cffa53e7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_role.sgml
@@ -249,12 +249,6 @@ CREATE ROLE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [ [ WITH ] <replac
         password string).  This allows reloading of encrypted
         passwords during dump/restore.
        </para>
-
-       <para>
-        Note that older clients might lack support for the MD5
-        authentication mechanism that is needed to work with passwords
-        that are stored encrypted.
-       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>