diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/man.text
index cb7c7e11..5b67e62f 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_pip/man.text
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ state::
 
 runas::
     Run pip as specified user. By default it runs as root.
-    It uses sudo or su, whichever it founds first, respectively.
-    If no sudo nor su is present then pip is run by default.
 
 
 EXAMPLES