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@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ protocol](http://mqtt.org/).
 
 MQTT is a machine-to-machine (M2M)/"Internet of Things"
 connectivity protocol. It was designed as an extremely
-lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport. It is useful
+lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport.
 
 The broker is not covered by the wrapper, only the client.