diff --git a/src/doc/book/macros.md b/src/doc/book/macros.md
index f7f27858cd240..7d8284608e189 100644
--- a/src/doc/book/macros.md
+++ b/src/doc/book/macros.md
@@ -611,8 +611,7 @@ to define a single macro that works both inside and outside our library. The
 function name will expand to either `::increment` or `::mylib::increment`.
 
 To keep this system simple and correct, `#[macro_use] extern crate ...` may
-only appear at the root of your crate, not inside `mod`. This ensures that
-`$crate` is a single identifier.
+only appear at the root of your crate, not inside `mod`.
 
 # The deep end