diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html
index 81fd78d86..641b5fea9 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/loadproperties.html
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 <p>
 Load a file's contents as Ant properties.  This is equivalent
 to &lt;property file=&quot;...&quot;/&gt; except that it
-supports nested &lt;filterchain&gt; elements and it cannot be
-specified outside a target.
+supports nested &lt;filterchain&gt; elements.
 </p>
 
 <p>If you want to simulate <a href="property.html">property</a>'s