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diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/core.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/core.txt
index 70933eadc308..ba78e7c2a069 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/core.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/core.txt
@@ -55,16 +55,13 @@ transition notifiers.
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These are notified when a new policy is intended to be set. Each
-CPUFreq policy notifier is called three times for a policy transition:
+CPUFreq policy notifier is called twice for a policy transition:
1.) During CPUFREQ_ADJUST all CPUFreq notifiers may change the limit if
they see a need for this - may it be thermal considerations or
hardware limitations.
-2.) During CPUFREQ_INCOMPATIBLE only changes may be done in order to avoid
- hardware failure.
-
-3.) And during CPUFREQ_NOTIFY all notifiers are informed of the new policy
+2.) And during CPUFREQ_NOTIFY all notifiers are informed of the new policy
- if two hardware drivers failed to agree on a new policy before this
stage, the incompatible hardware shall be shut down, and the user
informed of this.