diff --git a/docs/api/request.md b/docs/api/request.md
index 9e43f63..a4ba03a 100644
--- a/docs/api/request.md
+++ b/docs/api/request.md
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@
 
 ### req.host=
 
-  Set host to a new value. It sets the `Host` header under the hood and will
-  behave correctly with req.subdomains.
-  This can be useful for a `hostOverride()` middleware
+  Set the `Host` header field to a new value.
 
 ### req.type