diff --git a/reference/spl/splfileobject/fgetcsv.xml b/reference/spl/splfileobject/fgetcsv.xml
index 76e9f812dd60..7d36981e754f 100644
--- a/reference/spl/splfileobject/fgetcsv.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/splfileobject/fgetcsv.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
      <listitem>
       <para>
        The escape character (at most one single-byte character).
-       The field enclosure character (one single-byte character only).
        By default <literal>\</literal> or the value set by a prior call to
        <methodname>SplFileObject::setCsvControl</methodname>.
        An empty string (<literal>""</literal>) disables the proprietary escape mechanism.