diff --git a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
index 42b99cc47e05f1..e33b88673f7533 100644
--- a/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/exceptions.rst
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ The following exceptions are the exceptions that are usually raised.
 
 .. exception:: ValueError
 
-   Raised when a built-in operation or function receives an argument that has the
+   Raised when an operation or function receives an argument that has the
    right type but an inappropriate value, and the situation is not described by a
    more precise exception such as :exc:`IndexError`.