diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-stoppedrules.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-stoppedrules.xml
index 0046b2f37..a3532accb 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-stoppedrules.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-stoppedrules.xml
@@ -135,13 +135,6 @@
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
-
-    <note>
-      <para>The <emphasis role="bold">source</emphasis> and <emphasis
-      role="bold">dest</emphasis> options work best when used in conjunction
-      with ADMINISABSENTMINDED=Yes in <ulink
-      url="shorewall.conf.html">shorewall.conf</ulink>(5).</para>
-    </note>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>