diff --git a/man7/cgroups.7 b/man7/cgroups.7
index f2600459d..448072b1d 100644
--- a/man7/cgroups.7
+++ b/man7/cgroups.7
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ In other words, the cgroups of a threaded subtree must be converted to the
 .I threaded
 state in a top-down manner.
 .PP
-There are also various constraints that must be satisfied
+There are also some constraints that must be satisfied
 in order to create a threaded subtree rooted at the cgroup
 .IR x :
 .IP * 3
@@ -1288,10 +1288,6 @@ No domain controllers may be enabled in
 .IR x 's
 .IR cgroup.subtree_control
 file.
-.IP *
-The existing cgroups inside the threaded subtree must either be of type
-.IR domain
-or part of (unpopulated) threaded subtrees.
 .PP
 If any of the above constraints is violated, then an attempt to write
 .IR """threaded"""