diff --git a/include/rcpputils/process.hpp b/include/rcpputils/process.hpp
index b204e84..231f425 100644
--- a/include/rcpputils/process.hpp
+++ b/include/rcpputils/process.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace rcpputils
 /**
  * This function portably retrieves the current program name and returns
  * a copy of it.
- * It is up to the caller to free the memory.
  *
  * This function is thread-safe.
  *