diff --git a/language/types/string.xml b/language/types/string.xml
index 8fde562c68..2b32ea67a7 100644
--- a/language/types/string.xml
+++ b/language/types/string.xml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 
  <note>
   <simpara>
-   It is no problem for a <type>string</type> to become very large. PHP imposes
-   no boundary on the size of a <type>string</type>; the only limit is the
-   available memory of the computer on which PHP is running.
+   <type>string</type> can be as large as 2GB.
   </simpara>
  </note>