1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 380a7af33c1..91e42dca2bf 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -5739,7 +5739,7 @@ visual lines rather than logical lines.  See the documentation of
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("default-directory", &BVAR (current_buffer, directory),
                      Qstringp,
-                     doc: /* Name of default directory of current buffer.  Should end with slash.
+                     doc: /* Name of default directory of current buffer.
 To interactively change the default directory, use command `cd'.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("auto-fill-function", &BVAR (current_buffer, auto_fill_function),