diff --git a/docs/middleware.txt b/docs/middleware.txt
index 30a4899a3e..41b1a96b89 100644
--- a/docs/middleware.txt
+++ b/docs/middleware.txt
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ Handles conditional GET operations. If the response has a ``ETag`` or
 ``Last-Modified`` header, and the request has ``If-None-Match`` or
 ``If-Modified-Since``, the response is replaced by an HttpNotModified.
 
-Also removes the content from any response to a HEAD request and sets the
-``Date`` and ``Content-Length`` response-headers.
+Also sets the ``Date`` and ``Content-Length`` response-headers.
 
 django.middleware.http.SetRemoteAddrFromForwardedFor
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