diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
index d5dbf69d8..ea4f422c1 100644
--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -635,10 +635,6 @@ Otherwise the effect of
 .B O_TRUNC
 is unspecified.
 .PP
-Some of these optional flags can be altered using
-.BR fcntl (2)
-after the file has been opened.
-
 .BR creat ()
 is equivalent to
 .BR open ()