diff --git a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst
index ef28081cc..f750adcd5 100644
--- a/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst
+++ b/source/specifications/core-metadata.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ to a new format.
 .. contents:: Contents
    :local:
 
+
 Metadata-Version
 ================
 
@@ -54,10 +55,6 @@ greater than the highest version they support, and MUST fail if
 version they support (as described in :pep:`440`, 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: 2.2