diff --git a/source/expressions.tex b/source/expressions.tex
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--- a/source/expressions.tex
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@@ -6724,8 +6724,6 @@
 \item
 Otherwise, if lookup finds a namespace alias\iref{namespace.alias},
 $R$ represents that namespace alias.
-For any other \grammarterm{namespace-name},
-$R$ represents the denoted namespace.
 \item
 Otherwise, if lookup finds a namespace\iref{basic.namespace},
 $R$ represents that namespace.