diff --git a/reference/strings/functions/strip-tags.xml b/reference/strings/functions/strip-tags.xml
index b3cb837d78..d942f7861a 100644
--- a/reference/strings/functions/strip-tags.xml
+++ b/reference/strings/functions/strip-tags.xml
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@
         can not be changed with <parameter>allowable_tags</parameter>.
        </para>
       </note>
-      <note>
-       <para>
-        This parameter should not contain whitespace.
-        <function>strip_tags</function> sees a tag as a case-insensitive
-        string between <literal>&lt;</literal> and the first whitespace or
-        <literal>&gt;</literal>.
-       </para>
-      </note>
       <note>
        <para>
         In PHP 5.3.4 and later, self-closing