diff --git a/doc/ref/guile.texi b/doc/ref/guile.texi
index f43cc5ab8..9581f0c05 100644
--- a/doc/ref/guile.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/guile.texi
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009,
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
-any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with
-no Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts being ``A GNU
-Manual,'' and with the Back-Cover Text ``You are free to copy and
-modify this GNU Manual.''.  A copy of the license is included in the
-section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License''.
+any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
+Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.  A
+copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free
+Documentation License.''
 @end copying