diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index a9ce87dee0..45b164c18f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -627,11 +627,6 @@ do {
     normal clauses.
    </para>
 
-   <para>
-    Both of these methods only allow retrieving one row at a time.  If
-    you need to process result sets that potentially contain more than
-    one row, you need to use a cursor, as shown in the second example.
-   </para>
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2>