1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man9/style.9 b/share/man/man9/style.9
index 59f2fbe135eb..b5f1762b0a69 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/style.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/style.9
@@ -382,9 +382,7 @@ function(int a1, int a2, float fl, int a4)
 .Pp
 When declaring variables in functions declare them sorted by size,
 then in alphabetical order; multiple ones per line are okay.
-Declaring functions inside functions is not recommended, since their
-linkage scope is always global.  If a line overflows reuse the type
-keyword.
+If a line overflows reuse the type keyword.
 .Pp
 Be careful to not obfuscate the code by initializing variables in
 the declarations.  Use this feature only thoughtfully.