diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/expression-based.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/expression-based.adoc
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--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/expression-based.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authorization/expression-based.adoc
@@ -396,10 +396,6 @@ fun doSomething(contact: Contact?)
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-Here we are accessing another built-in expression, `authentication`, which is the `Authentication` stored in the security context.
-You can also access its "principal" property directly, using the expression `principal`.
-The value will often be a `UserDetails` instance, so you might use an expression like `principal.username` or `principal.enabled`.
-
 .[[el-pre-post-annotations-post]]
 Here, we access another built-in expression, `authentication`, which is the `Authentication` stored in the security context.
 You can also access its `principal` property directly, by using the `principal` expression.