diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/module-paths.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/module-paths.scrbl
index f456f5675c..a151f24100 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/module-paths.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/module-paths.scrbl
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ A string @tech{module path} is a relative path using Unix-style
 conventions: @litchar{/} is the path separator, @litchar{..} refers to
 the parent directory, and @litchar{.} refers to the same
 directory. The @racket[rel-string] must not start or end with a path
-separator. If the path has no suffix, @filepath{.rkt} is added
-automatically.
+separator.
 
 The path is relative to the enclosing file, if any, or it is relative
 to the current directory. (More precisely, the path is relative to the