diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst
index f70c484a24..451359dca7 100644
--- a/doc/manual.rst
+++ b/doc/manual.rst
@@ -5305,8 +5305,7 @@ twice:
   this process iterates.
 
 While macros enable advanced compile-time code transformations, they
-cannot change Nim's syntax. However, this is no real restriction because
-Nim's syntax is flexible enough anyway.
+cannot change Nim's syntax.
 
 Debug Example
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