diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/default.txt b/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
index 5479ac469f..8fbb8611f8 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth/default.txt
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ Using the Django authentication system
 This document explains the usage of Django's authentication system in its
 default configuration. This configuration has evolved to serve the most common
 project needs, handling a reasonably wide range of tasks, and has a careful
-implementation of passwords and permissions, and can handle many projects as
-is.  For projects where authentication needs differ from the default, Django
-supports extensive :doc:`extension and customization
-</topics/auth/customizing>` of authentication.
+implementation of passwords and permissions. For projects where authentication
+needs differ from the default, Django supports extensive :doc:`extension and
+customization </topics/auth/customizing>` of authentication.
 
 Django authentication provides both authentication and authorization together
 and is generally referred to as the authentication system, as these features