diff --git a/doc/user.xml b/doc/user.xml
index 961590c4c..a7f809db5 100644
--- a/doc/user.xml
+++ b/doc/user.xml
@@ -2087,13 +2087,6 @@ run
database.
-
- Note that unless overridden by the below settings (e.g. by
- setting them to a blank value), general curl configuration
- from environment variables such as http_proxy or specified
- in ~/.curlrc will be in effect.
-
-