diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3
index 62d8aa1b04..fa2aa57f04 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ this callback will cause libcurl to abort the transfer and return
 
 If you transfer data with the multi interface, this function will not be
 called during periods of idleness unless you call the appropriate libcurl
-function that performs transfers. Usage of the \fBCURLOPT_PROGRESSFUNCTION\fP
-callback is not recommended when using the multi interface.
+function that performs transfers.
 
 \fICURLOPT_NOPROGRESS\fP must be set to FALSE to make this function actually
 get called.