diff --git a/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8 b/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8
index f47a660bd43a..3d6bbec3fbab 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@
 .Nm Pstat
 displays open file entry, swap space utilization,
 terminal state, and vnode data structures.
-If
-.Ar corefile
-is given, the information is sought there, otherwise
-in
-.Pa /dev/mem .
-The required namelist is taken from
-.Pa /kernel
-unless 
-.Ar system
-is specified.
 .Pp
 If invoked as 
 .Nm swapinfo