diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
index 5f481220071..2801aeeabb2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/declare.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ DECLARE cursorname [ BINARY ] [ INS
SQL92 keyword indicating that data retrieved
from the cursor should be unaffected by updates from other processes or cursors.
- Since cursor operations occur within transactions
- in PostgreSQL this is always the case.
- This keyword has no effect.
+ By default, all cursors are insensitive. This keyword has no effect.