diff --git a/man2/add_key.2 b/man2/add_key.2
index ae0d59fce..6d318c107 100644
--- a/man2/add_key.2
+++ b/man2/add_key.2
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ may be any valid string, though it is preferred that the description be
 prefixed with a string representing the service to which the key is of interest
 and a colon (for instance
 .RB \*(lq afs:mykey \*(rq).
-The
-.I payload
-may be empty or NULL for keys of this type.
 .TP
 .B \*(lqkeyring\*(rq
 Keyrings are special key types that may contain links to sequences of other