1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/strings.texi b/doc/lispref/strings.texi
index 521f163663d..69d571fab8a 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/strings.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/strings.texi
@@ -923,9 +923,8 @@ Functions}).  Thus, strings are enclosed in @samp{"} characters, and
 @cindex integer to octal
 Replace the specification with the base-eight representation of an
 integer.  Negative integers are formatted in a platform-dependent
-way.  The object can also be a nonnegative floating-point
-number that is formatted as an integer, dropping any fraction, if the
-integer does not exceed machine limits.
+way.  The object can also be a floating-point number that is formatted
+as an integer, dropping any fraction.
 
 @item %d
 Replace the specification with the base-ten representation of a signed
@@ -938,9 +937,8 @@ formatted as an integer, dropping any fraction.
 Replace the specification with the base-sixteen representation of an
 integer.  Negative integers are formatted in a platform-dependent
 way.  @samp{%x} uses lower case and @samp{%X} uses upper
-case.  The object can also be a nonnegative floating-point number that
-is formatted as an integer, dropping any fraction, if the integer does
-not exceed machine limits.
+case.  The object can also be a floating-point number that is
+formatted as an integer, dropping any fraction.
 
 @item %c
 Replace the specification with the character which is the value given.