diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index 3074e4cb63c..4283566472e 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ builtin_bin(PyObject *self, PyObject *v)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(bin_doc,
 "bin(number) -> string\n\
 \n\
-Return the binary representation of an integer or long integer.");
+Return the binary representation of an integer.");
 
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ builtin_hex(PyObject *self, PyObject *v)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(hex_doc,
 "hex(number) -> string\n\
 \n\
-Return the hexadecimal representation of an integer or long integer.");
+Return the hexadecimal representation of an integer.");
 
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ builtin_oct(PyObject *self, PyObject *v)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(oct_doc,
 "oct(number) -> string\n\
 \n\
-Return the octal representation of an integer or long integer.");
+Return the octal representation of an integer.");
 
 
 static PyObject *