diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index bf27c1e2b56..b2269302cb4 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -388,8 +388,6 @@ 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