diff --git a/man2/read.2 b/man2/read.2
index 22289a99b..d79b49d65 100644
--- a/man2/read.2
+++ b/man2/read.2
@@ -184,15 +184,6 @@ server side reads.
 UNIX semantics can be obtained by disabling client
 side attribute caching, but in most situations this will substantially
 increase server load and decrease performance.
-.PP
-Many file systems and disks were considered to be fast enough that the
-implementation of
-.B O_NONBLOCK
-was deemed unnecessary.
-So,
-.B O_NONBLOCK
-may not be available on files
-and/or disks.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR close (2),
 .BR fcntl (2),