diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index 40a06b9adc0..9ffb7149631 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -387,8 +387,6 @@ Miscellaneous options
    Skip the first line of the source, allowing use of non-Unix forms of
    ``#!cmd``.  This is intended for a DOS specific hack only.
 
-   .. note:: The line numbers in error messages will be off by one.
-
 
 .. cmdoption:: -X