diff --git a/usr.bin/mt/mt.1 b/usr.bin/mt/mt.1
index 5fe66519b6a8..e061704b5e19 100644
--- a/usr.bin/mt/mt.1
+++ b/usr.bin/mt/mt.1
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ performs the requested operation once.
 Operations
 may be performed multiple times by specifying
 .Ar count .
-Note
-that
-.Ar tapename
-must reference a raw (not block) tape device.
 .Pp
 The available commands are listed below.
 Only as many