diff --git a/Doc/library/os.rst b/Doc/library/os.rst
index d8ab8b7e1c4..573775572fb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.rst
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ Notes on the availability of these functions:
   objects, and result in an object of the same type, if a path or file name is
   returned.
 
-.. note::
-
-   If not separately noted, all functions that claim "Availability: Unix" are
-   supported on Mac OS X, which builds on a Unix core.
-
 * An "Availability: Unix" note means that this function is commonly found on
   Unix systems.  It does not make any claims about its existence on a specific
   operating system.