diff --git a/test/xdocs/properties.xml b/test/xdocs/properties.xml
index df404f61..648adfa9 100644
--- a/test/xdocs/properties.xml
+++ b/test/xdocs/properties.xml
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ maven.junit.jvmargs=-Xmx160m -verbose]]></source>
           <td>maven.test.failure.ignore</td>
           <td>Yes</td>
           <td>
-            Set this to <code>true</code> to ignore a failure during testing
-            (errors are considered failures as well).
+            Set this to <code>true</code> to ignore a failure during testing.
             Its use is <b>NOT RECOMMENDED</b>, but quite convenient on occasion.
           </td>
         </tr>