diff --git a/doc/changes/README.rst b/doc/changes/README.rst
index 44816bbb4..db76114c7 100644
--- a/doc/changes/README.rst
+++ b/doc/changes/README.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,5 @@ The ``<TYPE>`` should be one of:
 
 An example file name would therefore look like ``DM-30291.misc.rst``.
 
-If the change concerns specifically the registry or a datastore the news fragment can be placed in the relevant subdirectory.
-
 You can test how the content will be integrated into the release notes by running ``towncrier --draft --version=V.vv``.
 ``towncrier`` can be installed from PyPI or conda-forge.