diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-file.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-file.xml
index 645257687fd60..9b240979273df 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-file.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/config-file.xml
@@ -106,15 +106,11 @@ networking.extraHosts =
   '';
 </programlisting>
 
-      The main difference is that it strips from each line
-      a number of spaces equal to the minimal indentation of
-      the string as a whole (disregarding the indentation of
-      empty lines), and that characters like
+      The main difference is that preceding whitespace is
+      automatically stripped from each line, and that characters like
       <literal>"</literal> and <literal>\</literal> are not special
       (making it more convenient for including things like shell
       code).</para>
-      See more info about this in the Nix manual <link
-xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#ssec-values">here</link>.
     </listitem>
   </varlistentry>