diff --git a/doc/replicate.html b/doc/replicate.html
index c69bec5af2..07f47e92cc 100644
--- a/doc/replicate.html
+++ b/doc/replicate.html
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ original data file that span the periodic box should be between two
 atoms with image flags that differ by 1.  This will allow them to be
 unwrapped appropriately.
 </P>
-<P>This command operates similar to the replicate tool in the tools
-sub-directory of the LAMMPS distribution which creates new data files
-from old ones.
-</P>
 <P><B>Restrictions:</B>
 </P>
 <P>A 2d simulation cannot be replicated in the z dimension.
diff --git a/doc/replicate.txt b/doc/replicate.txt
index f181ae54e4..f0091c0d6a 100644
--- a/doc/replicate.txt
+++ b/doc/replicate.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ original data file that span the periodic box should be between two
 atoms with image flags that differ by 1.  This will allow them to be
 unwrapped appropriately.
 
-This command operates similar to the replicate tool in the tools
-sub-directory of the LAMMPS distribution which creates new data files
-from old ones.
-
 [Restrictions:]
 
 A 2d simulation cannot be replicated in the z dimension.