diff --git a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Terms.java b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Terms.java
index 486ed538fdb..5e1729481ff 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Terms.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/java/org/apache/lucene/index/Terms.java
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ public abstract class Terms {
   }
 
   /** Returns an iterator that will step through all
-   *  terms. This method will not return null.  If you have
-   *  a previous TermsEnum, for example from a different
-   *  field, you can pass it for possible reuse if the
-   *  implementation can do so. */
+   *  terms. This method will not return null. */
   public abstract TermsEnum iterator() throws IOException;
 
   /** Returns a TermsEnum that iterates over all terms and