diff --git a/lisp/image.el b/lisp/image.el
index 72b7862c957..186a30f4d94 100644
--- a/lisp/image.el
+++ b/lisp/image.el
@@ -479,11 +479,7 @@ automatically scaled up in proportion to the default font.
 
 Value is the image created, or nil if images of type TYPE are not supported.
 
-Images should not be larger than specified by `max-image-size'.
-
-Image file names that are not absolute are searched for in the
-\"images\" sub-directory of `data-directory' and
-`x-bitmap-file-path' (in that order)."
+Images should not be larger than specified by `max-image-size'."
   (let ((data-format
          ;; Pass the image format, if any, if this is data.
          (and data-p (or (plist-get props :format) t))))