diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/menus.c b/usr.sbin/sade/menus.c
index 102df792f79c..a32b2e84fe69 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/menus.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/menus.c
@@ -852,8 +852,7 @@ DMenu MenuNetworkDevice = {
     "If you're using SLIP over a serial device then the expectation is\n"
     "that you have a HARDWIRED connection.\n\n"
     "You can also install over a parallel port using a special \"laplink\"\n"
-    "cable to another machine running a fairly recent (2.0R or later)\n"
-    "version of FreeBSD.",
+    "cable to another machine running FreeBSD.",
     "Press F1 to read network configuration manual",
     "network_device",
     { { NULL } },
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
index 102df792f79c..a32b2e84fe69 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
@@ -852,8 +852,7 @@ DMenu MenuNetworkDevice = {
     "If you're using SLIP over a serial device then the expectation is\n"
     "that you have a HARDWIRED connection.\n\n"
     "You can also install over a parallel port using a special \"laplink\"\n"
-    "cable to another machine running a fairly recent (2.0R or later)\n"
-    "version of FreeBSD.",
+    "cable to another machine running FreeBSD.",
     "Press F1 to read network configuration manual",
     "network_device",
     { { NULL } },