diff --git a/sys/man/1/passwd b/sys/man/1/passwd
index d15461e3b..70d60532f 100644
--- a/sys/man/1/passwd
+++ b/sys/man/1/passwd
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ They may be of any length greater than seven characters.
 .PP
 .I Netkey
 prompts for a password to encrypt network challenges.
-It is a substitute for a SecureNet box.
-.PP
-These commands may be run only on a terminal, to avoid
-transmitting clear text passwords over the network.
+It is a substitute for a SecureNet box. It may only be run on a terminal.
 .SH SOURCE
 .B /sys/src/cmd/auth/passwd.c
 .br