diff --git a/share/man/man5/hosts.5 b/share/man/man5/hosts.5
index 8b5dbaf3271c..d80c544b3644 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/hosts.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/hosts.5
@@ -64,20 +64,6 @@ These include addresses for the local interfaces that
 .Xr ifconfig 8
 needs at boot time and a few machines on the local network.
 .Pp
-This file may be created from the official host
-data base maintained at the Network Information Control
-Center
-.Pq Tn NIC ,
-though local changes may be required
-to bring it up to date regarding unofficial aliases
-and/or unknown hosts.
-As the data base maintained at
-.Tn NIC
-is incomplete, use of the name server is recommended for
-sites on the
-.Tn DARPA
-Internet.
-.Pp
 Network addresses are specified in the conventional
 ``.'' (dot) notation using the
 .Xr inet_addr 3
@@ -106,4 +92,4 @@ file resides in
 The
 .Nm
 file format appeared in
-.Bx 4.2 .
+.Bx 4.1c .