diff --git a/Doc/library/imp.rst b/Doc/library/imp.rst
index 55573460e17..68a6b681ef5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/imp.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/imp.rst
@@ -149,12 +149,6 @@ This module provides an interface to the mechanisms used to implement the
 
    There are a number of other caveats:
 
-   If a module is syntactically correct but its initialization fails, the first
-   :keyword:`import` statement for it does not bind its name locally, but does
-   store a (partially initialized) module object in ``sys.modules``.  To reload the
-   module you must first :keyword:`import` it again (this will bind the name to the
-   partially initialized module object) before you can :func:`reload` it.
-
    When a module is reloaded, its dictionary (containing the module's global
    variables) is retained.  Redefinitions of names will override the old
    definitions, so this is generally not a problem.  If the new version of a module
diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
index 82c696d25e7..07d8ae15cd9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ Functions
 
    There are a number of other caveats:
 
-   If a module is syntactically correct but its initialization fails, the first
-   :keyword:`import` statement for it does not bind its name locally, but does
-   store a (partially initialized) module object in ``sys.modules``.  To reload
-   the module you must first :keyword:`import` it again (this will bind the name
-   to the partially initialized module object) before you can :func:`reload` it.
-
    When a module is reloaded, its dictionary (containing the module's global
    variables) is retained.  Redefinitions of names will override the old
    definitions, so this is generally not a problem.  If the new version of a