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 public.
-
- Within class methods the properties, constants, and methods may be
- accessed by using the form $this->property
- (where property is the name of the property; see
- also variable property names)
- unless the access is to a static property within the context of a
- static class method, in which case it is accessed using the
- form self::$property. See Static
- Keyword for more information.
+
+ Within class methods non-static properties may be accessed by using the form
+ $this->property (where property
+ is the name of the property). Static properties are accessed by using the
+ form self::$property.
+ See Static Keyword for more information
+ on the difference between static and non-static properties.
The pseudo-variable $this is available inside