diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn
index 8d46b77bc..9efe7ef12 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.mn
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn
@@ -4387,13 +4387,6 @@ Curses or tty interface only; value is one of
 none, bold, dim, underline, italic, blink, and inverse.
 Some of those choices might not work,
 depending upon terminal hardware or terminal emulation software.
-.lp ""
-Currently multiple highlight-style letters can be combined by simply
-stringing them together (for example, \(lqbk\(rq), but in the future
-they might require being separated by plus signs (such as \(lqb+k\(rq,
-which works already).
-When using the \(oqn\(cq choice, it should be specified on its own,
-not in combination with any of the other letters.
 .lp "pettype "
 Specify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a character class
 that uses multiple types of pets; or choose to have no initial pet at all.
diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index f1e511513..f82fc01a8 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -4806,14 +4806,6 @@ none, bold, dim, underline, italic, blink, and inverse.
 Some of those choices might not work,
 depending upon terminal hardware or terminal emulation software.
 
-%.lp ""
-Currently multiple highlight-style letters can be combined by simply
-stringing them together (for example, ``bk''), but in the future
-they might require being separated by plus signs (such as ``b\verb&+&k'',
-which works already).
-When using the `n' choice, it should be specified on its own,
-not in combination with any of the other letters.
-
 %.lp
 \item[\ib{pettype}]
 Specify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a character class