diff --git a/adb/OVERVIEW.TXT b/adb/OVERVIEW.TXT
index 29a699254..f0b184c99 100644
--- a/adb/OVERVIEW.TXT
+++ b/adb/OVERVIEW.TXT
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ II. Protocol details:
            4-byte hex length, followed by a string giving the reason
            for failure.
 
-        3. As a special exception, for 'host:version', a 4-byte
-           hex string corresponding to the server's internal version number
-
     Note that the connection is still alive after an OKAY, which allows the
     client to make other requests. But in certain cases, an OKAY will even
     change the state of the connection.
diff --git a/adb/SERVICES.TXT b/adb/SERVICES.TXT
index 30c21f70e..3e18a54e7 100644
--- a/adb/SERVICES.TXT
+++ b/adb/SERVICES.TXT
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ HOST SERVICES:
 host:version
     Ask the ADB server for its internal version number.
 
-    As a special exception, the server will respond with a 4-byte
-    hex string corresponding to its internal version number, without
-    any OKAY or FAIL.
-
 host:kill
     Ask the ADB server to quit immediately. This is used when the
     ADB client detects that an obsolete server is running after an