diff --git a/pandas/core/shared_docs.py b/pandas/core/shared_docs.py
index 1fc63dd503467..7a03d7ed9dd7f 100644
--- a/pandas/core/shared_docs.py
+++ b/pandas/core/shared_docs.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     Name to use for the 'variable' column. If None it uses
     ``frame.columns.name`` or 'variable'.
 value_name : scalar, default 'value'
-    Name to use for the 'value' column, can't be an existing column label.
+    Name to use for the 'value' column.
 col_level : int or str, optional
     If columns are a MultiIndex then use this level to melt.
 ignore_index : bool, default True
@@ -920,4 +920,4 @@
     Wheat Products     consumption
     Beef              co2_emissions
     dtype: object
-"""
+"""
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