diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.md
index c6d74036ca..ad71f413f8 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ active transfer. It might soon be added again. After libcurl signals
 CURL_POLL_REMOVE, the application must stop monitoring that socket on
 libcurl's behalf. libcurl does not track idle connections. The pointer
 previously assigned to the socket with curl_multi_assign(3) is forgotten by
-libcurl. Applications must not rely on *socketp* to track idle connections.
+libcurl.
 
 When a socket is given a CURL_POLL_REMOVE value, it might be because libcurl
 is going to close it, but it might also mean that it does not need any more