diff --git a/reference/stream/functions/stream-select.xml b/reference/stream/functions/stream-select.xml
index cd46677de4..6f8141b525 100644
--- a/reference/stream/functions/stream-select.xml
+++ b/reference/stream/functions/stream-select.xml
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@
         resource(s) actually changed status.
        </para>
       </note>
-      <simpara>
-       You do not need to pass every array to
-       <function>stream_select</function>. You can leave it out and use an
-       empty array or &null; instead. Also do not forget that those arrays are
-       passed <emphasis>by reference</emphasis> and will be modified after
-       <function>stream_select</function> returns.
-      </simpara>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>