diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml b/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml
index dea123a31..689f34df8 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-tcdevices.xml
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@
           <para>If you don't want any traffic to be dropped, set this to a
           value to zero in which case Shorewall will not create an ingress
           qdisc.</para>
-
-          <para>Use <emphasis role="bold">kbit</emphasis> or <emphasis
-          role="bold">kbps</emphasis>(for Kilobytes per second) for speed, and
-          make sure there is NO space between the number and the unit.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -143,10 +139,6 @@
           This is the maximum speed your connection can handle. It is also the
           speed you can refer as "full" if you define the tc classes. Outgoing
           traffic above this rate will be dropped.</para>
-
-          <para>Use <emphasis role="bold">kbit</emphasis> or <emphasis
-          role="bold">kbps</emphasis>(for Kilobytes per second) for speed, and
-          make sure there is NO space between the number and the unit.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>