diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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+++ b/README.rst
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Running fish requires:
 The following optional features also have specific requirements:
 
 -  builtin commands that have the ``--help`` option or print usage
-   messages require ``ul`` and either ``nroff`` or ``mandoc`` for
+   messages require ``nroff`` or ``mandoc`` for
    display
 -  automated completion generation from manual pages requires Python 3.5+
 -  the ``fish_config`` web configuration tool requires Python 3.5+ and a web browser