diff --git a/source/reference/cutover-process.txt b/source/reference/cutover-process.txt
index 0f533676f..1b0f52aed 100644
--- a/source/reference/cutover-process.txt
+++ b/source/reference/cutover-process.txt
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ Steps
         near ``0`` and the ``phase`` fields should show ``"stream
         hashing"``.
 
-        If ``/commit`` is called and the values are not near
-        ``0`` or if the verifier is not in the stream hashing
-        phase, the cutover process might take a long a time.
+        If the verifier is not in the stream hashing phase, the cutover
+        process might take a long time.
 
       The following example returns the status of the
       synchronization process.