diff --git a/doc/man/task-sync.5.in b/doc/man/task-sync.5.in
index d3998c957..6ca7d2cf6 100644
--- a/doc/man/task-sync.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/task-sync.5.in
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ the existing replica, and run `task sync`.
 
 .SS When to Synchronize
 
-Taskwarrior can perform a sync operation at every garbage collection (gc) run.
-This is the default, and is appropriate for local synchronization.
-
-For synchronization to a server, a better solution is to run
+For synchronization to a server, a common solution is to run
 
 .nf
     $ task sync