diff --git a/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md b/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
index 4ae1e6bf99..c0551a5c8e 100644
--- a/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
+++ b/draft-ietf-quic-transport.md
@@ -1671,13 +1671,12 @@ An endpoint is not expected to handle key updates when it is closing or
 draining.  A key update might prevent the endpoint from moving from the closing
 state to draining, but it otherwise has no impact.
 
-An endpoint that receives packets from a new source address, indicating a
-connection migration ({{migration}}), can discard these packets if they are
-identified by connection ID.  An endpoint in the closing state MUST strictly
-limit the number of packets it sends to this new address as though the address
-were not validated (see {{migrate-validate}}).  A server in the closing state
-MAY instead choose to discard packets with a new source address and send a
-stateless reset ({{stateless-reset}}) once connection state is discarded.
+An endpoint may receive packets from a new source address, indicating a
+connection migration ({{migration}}), while in the closing period. An endpoint
+in the closing state MUST strictly limit the number of packets it sends to
+this new address as though the address were not validated (see
+{{migrate-validate}}).  A server in the closing state MAY instead choose to
+discard packets received from a new source address.
 
 
 ### Idle Timeout