diff --git a/doc/initial/1-intro.md b/doc/initial/1-intro.md
index 8c9948ddf6..84ffee855a 100644
--- a/doc/initial/1-intro.md
+++ b/doc/initial/1-intro.md
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-<!--
-NOTE: In this document and others in this directory, the convention is to
-set fixed-width phrases with non-fixed-width spaces, as in
-`hello` `world`.
--->
-
 <style>
   main ul li { margin: 0.5em 0; }
 </style>