diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index 026b695381..4f66dba1ec 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.113 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.114 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.operators">
   <title>Operators</title>
   <simpara>
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ $a = $b += 3; // $a = ($b += 3) -> $a = 5, $b = 5
     </tgroup>
    </table>
    <simpara>
-    The division operator ("/") returns a float value anytime,
-    even if the two operands are integers (or strings that get
-    converted to integers).
+    The division operator ("/") returns a float value unless the two operands
+    are integers (or strings that get converted to integers) and the numbers
+    are evenly divisible, in which case an integer value will be returned.
    </simpara>
    <note>
     <simpara>
@@ -304,16 +304,6 @@ $a = $b += 3; // $a = ($b += 3) -> $a = 5, $b = 5
     <link linkend="ref.math">Math functions</link>. 
    </simpara>
 
-   <!--
-   <simpara>
-    The division operator ("/") returns an integer value (the result
-    of an integer division) if the two operands are integers (or
-    strings that get converted to integers) and the quotient is an
-    integer. If either operand is a floating-point value, or the
-    operation results in a non-integer value, a floating-point value
-    is returned.
-   </simpara>
-   -->
   </sect1>
   
   <sect1 id="language.operators.assignment">