diff --git a/man/nvim.1 b/man/nvim.1
index b206b62343..43dfc21dc7 100644
--- a/man/nvim.1
+++ b/man/nvim.1
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ If
 .Ar vimrc
 is
 .Cm NORC ,
-do not load any initialization files (except plugins),
-and do not attempt to parse environment variables.
+do not load any initialization files (except plugins).
 If
 .Ar vimrc
 is