diff --git a/docs/content/guide/directive.ngdoc b/docs/content/guide/directive.ngdoc
index ea7193869b1d..bc5fefd77821 100644
--- a/docs/content/guide/directive.ngdoc
+++ b/docs/content/guide/directive.ngdoc
@@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ using `templateUrl` instead:
   </file>
 </example>
 
-Great! But what if we wanted to have our directive match the tag name `<my-customer>` instead?
-If we simply put a `<my-customer>` element into the HTML, it doesn't work.
-
 <div class="alert alert-warning">
 **Note:** When you create a directive, it is restricted to attribute and elements only by default. In order to
 create directives that are triggered by class name, you need to use the `restrict` option.