diff --git a/website/usage/_linguistic-features/_rule-based-matching.jade b/website/usage/_linguistic-features/_rule-based-matching.jade
index 82d48e438..794b6595c 100644
--- a/website/usage/_linguistic-features/_rule-based-matching.jade
+++ b/website/usage/_linguistic-features/_rule-based-matching.jade
@@ -161,11 +161,7 @@ p
 
 p
     |  The #[code +] and #[code *] operators are usually interpretted
-    |  "greedily", i.e. longer matches are returned where possible. However, if
-    |  you specify two #[code +] and #[code *] patterns in a row and their
-    |  matches overlap, the first operator will behave non-greedily. This quirk
-    |  in the semantics makes the matcher more efficient, by avoiding the need
-    |  for back-tracking.
+    |  "greedily", i.e. longer matches are returned where possible. 
 
 +h(3, "adding-phrase-patterns") Adding phrase patterns