diff --git a/language/oop5/properties.xml b/language/oop5/properties.xml
index 7e8a37bd0a..2cb5846c2b 100644
--- a/language/oop5/properties.xml
+++ b/language/oop5/properties.xml
@@ -40,15 +40,13 @@
     as if it had been declared as <literal>public</literal>.
    </para>
   </note>
-  <para>
-   Within class methods the properties, constants, and methods may be
-   accessed by using the form <varname>$this-&gt;property</varname>
-   (where <literal>property</literal> is the name of the property; see
-   also <link linkend="language.variables.variable">variable property names</link>)
-   unless the access is to a static property within the context of a
-   static class method, in which case it is accessed using the
-   form <varname>self::$property</varname>. See <link linkend="language.oop5.static">Static
-   Keyword</link> for more information.
+   <para>
+   Within class methods non-static properties may be accessed by using the form
+   <varname>$this-&gt;property</varname> (where <literal>property</literal>
+   is the name of the property). Static properties are accessed by using the
+   form <varname>self::$property</varname>.
+   See <link linkend="language.oop5.static">Static Keyword</link> for more information 
+    on the difference between static and non-static properties.
   </para>
   <para>
    The pseudo-variable <varname>$this</varname> is available inside