diff --git a/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/object.qdoc b/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/object.qdoc
index 281c1a30cb..1d33c14d0f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/object.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/doc/src/objectmodel/object.qdoc
@@ -66,11 +66,7 @@
     by Qt's own \l{moc}{Meta-Object Compiler (moc)}.
 
     The meta-object system is a C++ extension that makes the language
-    better suited to true component GUI programming. Although
-    templates can be used to extend C++, the meta-object system
-    provides benefits using standard C++ that cannot be achieved with
-    templates; see \l{Why Doesn't Qt Use Templates for Signals and
-    Slots?}
+    better suited to true component GUI programming.
 
     \section1 Important Classes