diff --git a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
index 8f805255b3..77cede0d59 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
@@ -2542,7 +2542,6 @@ The `vim.lsp.log` module provides logging for the Nvim LSP client.
 When debugging language servers, it is helpful to enable extra-verbose logging
 of the LSP client RPC events. Example: >lua
     vim.lsp.log.set_level 'trace'
-    vim.lsp.log.set_format_func(vim.inspect)
 <
 
 Then try to run the language server, and open the log with: >vim
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/log.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/log.lua
index beab643191..2e94fde96f 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/log.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/log.lua
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 --- RPC events. Example:
 --- ```lua
 --- vim.lsp.log.set_level 'trace'
---- vim.lsp.log.set_format_func(vim.inspect)
 --- ```
 ---
 --- Then try to run the language server, and open the log with: