diff --git a/nano.1 b/nano.1
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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ number".
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B \-T (\-\-tabsize)
-Set the size (width) of a tab, if supported by your curses library.
+Set the size (width) of a tab.
 .TP
 .B \-R (\-\-regexp)
 Enable regular expression matching for search strings, as well as
diff --git a/nano.1.html b/nano.1.html
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 <DT><B>-T (--tabsize)</B>
 
 <DD>
-Set the size (width) of a tab, if supported by your curses library.
+Set the size (width) of a tab.
 <DT><B>-R (--regexp)</B>
 
 <DD>