diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index 275cfd2a105..da27ebc6bef 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -290,16 +290,14 @@ clause are not handled by the preceding :keyword:`except` clauses.
 
 .. index:: keyword: finally
 
-If :keyword:`finally` is present, it specifies a 'cleanup' handler.
-The :keyword:`try` clause is executed, including any :keyword:`except`
-and :keyword:`else` clauses.  If an exception occurs in any of the
-clauses and is not handled, the exception is temporarily saved. The
-:keyword:`finally` clause is executed.  If there is a saved exception
-or :keyword:`break` statement, it is re-raised at the end of the
-:keyword:`finally` clause. If the :keyword:`finally` clause raises
-another exception the saved exception is set as the context of the new
-exception; if the :keyword:`finally` clause executes a
-:keyword:`return` statement, the saved exception is discarded::
+If :keyword:`finally` is present, it specifies a 'cleanup' handler.  The
+:keyword:`try` clause is executed, including any :keyword:`except` and
+:keyword:`else` clauses.  If an exception occurs in any of the clauses and is
+not handled, the exception is temporarily saved. The :keyword:`finally` clause
+is executed.  If there is a saved exception, it is re-raised at the end of the
+:keyword:`finally` clause. If the :keyword:`finally` clause raises another
+exception or executes a :keyword:`return` or :keyword:`break` statement, the
+saved exception is dicarded::
 
     def f():
         try: