diff --git a/pep-0257.txt b/pep-0257.txt
index 346a22542..0dd649da9 100644
--- a/pep-0257.txt
+++ b/pep-0257.txt
@@ -140,16 +140,10 @@ the same line as the opening quotes or on the next line.  The entire
 docstring is indented the same as the quotes at its first line (see
 example below).
 
-Insert a blank line before and after all docstrings (one-line or
-multi-line) that document a class -- generally speaking, the class's
-methods are separated from each other by a single blank line, and the
-docstring needs to be offset from the first method by a blank line;
-for symmetry, put a blank line between the class header and the
-docstring.  Docstrings documenting functions or methods generally
-don't have this requirement, unless the function or method's body is
-written as a number of blank-line separated sections -- in this case,
-treat the docstring as another section, and precede it with a blank
-line.
+Insert a blank line after all docstrings (one-line or multi-line) that
+document a class -- generally speaking, the class's methods are
+separated from each other by a single blank line, and the docstring
+needs to be offset from the first method by a blank line.
 
 The docstring of a script (a stand-alone program) should be usable as
 its "usage" message, printed when the script is invoked with incorrect