diff --git a/xdoc/xdocs/reference/xdocs.xml b/xdoc/xdocs/reference/xdocs.xml
index b89066a2..ee9b8a3f 100644
--- a/xdoc/xdocs/reference/xdocs.xml
+++ b/xdoc/xdocs/reference/xdocs.xml
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@
         <p>
           <strong>Note</strong> that currently it is not possible to validate
           arbitrary xml files with the <code>xdoc:validate</code> goal.
-          You will get an error for both, the document that defines the
-          external entity and the external xml file (except if it is actually
-          valid). You can use the <code>maven.xdoc.validate.exclude</code>
+          You can use the <code>maven.xdoc.validate.exclude</code>
           property to exclude specific files from validation.
         </p>
       </subsection>