diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index 0dff3132a5..4bea68d500 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -408,9 +408,6 @@ the change list page::
         list_display = ('first_name', 'last_name', 'birthday')
         list_display_links = ('first_name', 'last_name')
 
-Finally, note that in order to use ``list_display_links``, you must define
-``list_display``, too.
-
 .. _admin-list-editable:
 
 ``list_editable``