diff --git a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
index 28decb4fd..9db9cc3f6 100644
--- a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
+++ b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
@@ -786,10 +786,7 @@ ppp0           6000kbit         500kbit</programlisting>
             </listitem>
 
             <listitem>
-              <para>The class number (if the <emphasis
-              role="bold">classify</emphasis> option was specified for the
-              interface in
-              <filename>/etc/shorewall/interfaces</filename>)</para>
+              <para>The class number, if specified.</para>
             </listitem>
           </orderedlist>
         </listitem>