diff --git a/source/release-notes/2.0.txt b/source/release-notes/2.0.txt
index a06a1354b1a..a014a038c0e 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/2.0.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/2.0.txt
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ Otherwise, MongoDB creates journal files during startup. The first time you star
 journaling, you will see a delay the :program:`mongod` creates new files.
 In addition, you may see reduced write throughput.
 
-2.0 processes can talk to 1.8 processes and vice versa, so you can
-upgrade various parts of a cluster in any order.
+2.0 processes can talk to 1.8 processes and vice versa.
 
 .. _2.0-upgrade-standalone: