diff --git a/doc/api/events.md b/doc/api/events.md
index 750473aa4c5114..b27c12cf557b30 100644
--- a/doc/api/events.md
+++ b/doc/api/events.md
@@ -740,10 +740,9 @@ added: v0.3.5
 
 By default `EventEmitter`s will print a warning if more than `10` listeners are
 added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding
-memory leaks. Obviously, not all events should be limited to just 10 listeners.
-The `emitter.setMaxListeners()` method allows the limit to be modified for this
-specific `EventEmitter` instance. The value can be set to `Infinity` (or `0`)
-to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.
+memory leaks. The `emitter.setMaxListeners()` method allows the limit to be
+modified for this specific `EventEmitter` instance. The value can be set to
+`Infinity` (or `0`) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.
 
 Returns a reference to the `EventEmitter`, so that calls can be chained.