diff --git a/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml b/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml
index 58d4d6c931..dac67c15c3 100644
--- a/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml
+++ b/reference/zlib/functions/gzpassthru.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/zlib.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
   <refentry id="function.gzpassthru">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
      The file pointer must be valid, and must point to a file
      successfully opened by <function>gzopen</function>.
     </para>
-    <para>
-     The gz-file is closed when <function>gzpassthru</function> is
-     done reading it (leaving <parameter>zp</parameter> useless).
-    </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>