diff --git a/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc b/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc
index e70a9b24..5e591f8e 100644
--- a/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/writing_scripts.asciidoc
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ The following conventions apply as well:
   name, an underscore should be used to allow shell scopes to use them
 
 * *commands*: if a separator is needed, a hyphen is usually used to
-  differentiate a command name from an option's; this doesn't apply to
-  the leading underscore sign in case of a hidden command
+  differentiate a command name from an option's
 
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