diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
index 62abcbf118..1499e2a28c 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
@@ -147,13 +147,6 @@ This is because template tags do not escape their content. Any HTML or
 Javascript code contained in the printed variable will be rendered
 as-is, which could potentially lead to security issues.
 
-If you need to escape the variables in the cycle, you must do so
-explicitly::
-
-    {% filter force_escape %}
-        {% cycle var1 var2 var3 %}
-    {% endfilter %}
-
 For backwards compatibility, the ``{% cycle %}`` tag supports the much inferior
 old syntax from previous Django versions. You shouldn't use this in any new
 projects, but for the sake of the people who are still using it, here's what it