diff --git a/source/modules.tex b/source/modules.tex
index cfe20205b1..90c0d8bc16 100644
--- a/source/modules.tex
+++ b/source/modules.tex
@@ -587,13 +587,6 @@
     module-keyword \terminal{;} \opt{declaration-seq}
 \end{bnf}
 
-\pnum
-\begin{note}
-Prior to phase 4 of translation,
-only preprocessing directives can appear
-in the \grammarterm{declaration-seq}\iref{cpp.pre}.
-\end{note}
-
 \pnum
 A \grammarterm{global-module-fragment} specifies the contents of the
 \defn{global module fragment} for a module unit.