diff --git a/src/text/template/doc.go b/src/text/template/doc.go
index 10093881fb..58cc97371b 100644
--- a/src/text/template/doc.go
+++ b/src/text/template/doc.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ structure as execution proceeds.
 The input text for a template is UTF-8-encoded text in any format.
 "Actions"--data evaluations or control structures--are delimited by
 "{{" and "}}"; all text outside actions is copied to the output unchanged.
-Except for raw strings, actions may not span newlines, although comments can.
 
 Once parsed, a template may be executed safely in parallel, although if parallel
 executions share a Writer the output may be interleaved.