diff --git a/language/control-structures/switch.xml b/language/control-structures/switch.xml
index bed8699827..8d6d748413 100644
--- a/language/control-structures/switch.xml
+++ b/language/control-structures/switch.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ switch ($i) {
   <literal>switch</literal> statement executes line by line
   (actually, statement by statement).  In the beginning, no code is
   executed.  Only when a <literal>case</literal> statement is found
-  with a value that matches the value of the
+  whose expression evaluates to a value that matches the value of the
   <literal>switch</literal> expression does PHP begin to execute the
   statements.  PHP continues to execute the statements until the end
   of the <literal>switch</literal> block, or the first time it sees
@@ -196,12 +196,6 @@ switch ($i) {
    </programlisting>
   </informalexample>
  </para>
- <para>
-  The <literal>case</literal> expression may be any expression that
-  evaluates to a simple type, that is, <type>integer</type> or floating-point
-  numbers and <type>string</type>s.  <type>Array</type>s or <type>object</type>s cannot be used here unless
-  they are dereferenced to a simple type.
- </para>
  <para>
   The alternative syntax for control structures is supported with
   switches. For more information, see <link