diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 5db990d4d2cc3d..d437dd666a7fe1 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -953,9 +953,8 @@ readable.on('readable', () => {
 });
 ```
 
-In general, it is recommended that developers avoid the use of the `'readable'`
-event and the `readable.read()` method in favor of using either
-`readable.pipe()` or the `'data'` event.
+Avoid the use of the `'readable'` event and the `readable.read()` method in
+favor of using either `readable.pipe()` or the `'data'` event.
 
 A Readable stream in object mode will always return a single item from
 a call to [`readable.read(size)`][stream-read], regardless of the value of the