diff --git a/components/security/secure_tools.rst b/components/security/secure_tools.rst
index c88fe4681db..f43a4f2c7ed 100644
--- a/components/security/secure_tools.rst
+++ b/components/security/secure_tools.rst
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ algorithm; you can use the same strategy in your own code thanks to the
     // is some known string (e.g. password) equal to some user input?
     $bool = StringUtils::equals($knownString, $userInput);
 
-.. caution::
-
-    To avoid timing attacks, the known string must be the first argument
-    and the user-entered string the second.
-
 Generating a Secure random Number
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