diff --git a/compose/env-file.md b/compose/env-file.md
index 2e44989926eb..38bad619ce81 100644
--- a/compose/env-file.md
+++ b/compose/env-file.md
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ The following syntax rules apply to the `.env` file:
 - Compose expects each line in an `env` file to be in `VAR=VAL` format.
 - Lines beginning with `#` are processed as comments and ignored.
 - Blank lines are ignored.
-- There is no special handling of quotation marks. This means that
-  **they are part of the VAL**.
 
 ## Compose file and CLI variables