diff --git a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst
index b6fd009e2..85f6f0e59 100644
--- a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst
+++ b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ to a new format.
 
 .. _core-metadata-metadata-version:
 
+
 Metadata-Version
 ================
 
@@ -59,10 +60,6 @@ version they support (as described in the
 :ref:`Version specifier specification <version-specifiers>`,
 the major version is the value before the first dot).
 
-For broader compatibility, build tools MAY choose to produce
-distribution metadata using the lowest metadata version that includes
-all of the needed fields.
-
 Example::
 
     Metadata-Version: 2.4