1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt b/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt
index 4b64ee7364..5532b60d91 100644
--- a/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt
+++ b/docs/qapi-code-gen.txt
@@ -558,22 +558,20 @@ The 'data' argument maps to the "arguments" dictionary passed in as
 part of a Client JSON Protocol command.  The 'data' member is optional
 and defaults to {} (an empty dictionary).  If present, it must be the
 string name of a complex type, or a dictionary that declares an
-anonymous type with the same semantics as a 'struct' expression, with
-one exception noted below when 'gen' is used.
+anonymous type with the same semantics as a 'struct' expression.
 
 The 'returns' member describes what will appear in the "return" member
 of a Client JSON Protocol reply on successful completion of a command.
 The member is optional from the command declaration; if absent, the
 "return" member will be an empty dictionary.  If 'returns' is present,
 it must be the string name of a complex or built-in type, a
-one-element array containing the name of a complex or built-in type,
-with one exception noted below when 'gen' is used.  Although it is
-permitted to have the 'returns' member name a built-in type or an
-array of built-in types, any command that does this cannot be extended
-to return additional information in the future; thus, new commands
-should strongly consider returning a dictionary-based type or an array
-of dictionaries, even if the dictionary only contains one member at the
-present.
+one-element array containing the name of a complex or built-in type.
+Although it is permitted to have the 'returns' member name a built-in
+type or an array of built-in types, any command that does this cannot
+be extended to return additional information in the future; thus, new
+commands should strongly consider returning a dictionary-based type or
+an array of dictionaries, even if the dictionary only contains one
+member at the present.
 
 All commands in Client JSON Protocol use a dictionary to report
 failure, with no way to specify that in QAPI.  Where the error return