diff --git a/pmd/etc/readme.txt b/pmd/etc/readme.txt
index b2dab11aee..6f7fd4ada2 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/readme.txt
+++ b/pmd/etc/readme.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ Running PMD from the command-line on Unix
 
 
 OVERVIEW
-PMD is a Java source code analysis tool.  It finds unused variables, empty catch blocks,
-unnecessary object creation, and so forth.
+PMD is a Java source code analysis tool.  It finds unused variables, empty catch blocks, and so forth.
 
 
 HOW TO RUN PMD FROM THE COMMAND LINE (WIN32)