diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/xindex.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/xindex.sgml
index c753d8005a..ff73233818 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/xindex.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/xindex.sgml
@@ -30,11 +30,8 @@
 
   <para>
    The <classname>pg_am</classname> table contains one row for every
-   index method (internally known as access method).  Support for
-   regular access to tables is built into
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, but all index methods are
-   described in <classname>pg_am</classname>.  It is possible to add a
-   new index access method by writing the necessary code and
+   index and table method (internally known as access method). It is possible
+   to add a new index access method by writing the necessary code and
    then creating an entry in <classname>pg_am</classname> &mdash; but that is
    beyond the scope of this chapter (see <xref linkend="indexam"/>).
   </para>