diff --git a/Doc/library/winreg.rst b/Doc/library/winreg.rst
index df8fb83a018997..9b33ee9f332ab8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/winreg.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/winreg.rst
@@ -771,10 +771,6 @@ Handle objects provide semantics for :meth:`~object.__bool__` -- thus ::
 will print ``Yes`` if the handle is currently valid (has not been closed or
 detached).
 
-The object also support equality comparison semantics, so handle objects will
-compare equal if they both reference the same underlying Windows handle value.
-Closed handle objects (those with a handle value of zero) always compare equal.
-
 Handle objects can be converted to an integer (e.g., using the built-in
 :func:`int` function), in which case the underlying Windows handle value is
 returned.  You can also use the :meth:`~PyHKEY.Detach` method to return the
diff --git a/PC/winreg.c b/PC/winreg.c
index c7bc74728f1ff9..03d098110f958b 100644
--- a/PC/winreg.c
+++ b/PC/winreg.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(PyHKEY_doc,
 "\n"
 "Operations:\n"
 "__bool__ - Handles with an open object return true, otherwise false.\n"
-"__int__ - Converting a handle to an integer returns the Win32 handle.\n"
-"rich comparison - Handle objects are compared using the handle value.");
+"__int__ - Converting a handle to an integer returns the Win32 handle.");