diff --git a/man7/attr.7 b/man7/attr.7
index c13f06102..487656c41 100644
--- a/man7/attr.7
+++ b/man7/attr.7
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ for each system attribute implemented by filesystems in the kernel.
 Trusted extended attributes are visible and accessible only to processes that
 have the
 .B CAP_SYS_ADMIN
-capability (the super user usually has this
-capability).
+capability.
 Attributes in this class are used to implement mechanisms in user
 space (i.e., outside the kernel) which keep information in extended attributes
 to which ordinary processes should not have access.