diff --git a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml
index 9a2f5ead50f..688ba34cd08 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml
+++ b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@
   <para>This feature is supported on XenServer, VMware, and KVM hypervisors.</para>
   <section id="prereq-addnic">
     <title>Prerequisites</title>
-    <para>For adding or removing networks to work, ensure that vm-tools are running on the guest VMs
-      on VMware hypervisor. If vm-tools are not present, running dhclient does not result in IPs
-      getting assigned to the NICs.</para>
+    <para>Ensure that vm-tools are running on guest VMs for adding or removing networks to work on
+      VMware hypervisor.</para>
   </section>
   <section id="add-nic">
     <title>Adding a Network</title>
diff --git a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml
index f9c440c6ae3..fb23390b31b 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml
+++ b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
   only while the VM is in running or stopped state.</para>
   <section id="prereq-addnic">
     <title>Prerequisites</title>
-    <para>For adding or removing NICs to work, ensure that vm-tools are running on the guest VMs on
-      VMware hypervisor.</para>
+    <para>Ensure that vm-tools are running on guest VMs for adding or removing networks to work on VMware hypervisor.</para>
   </section>
   <section id="addnic">
     <title>addNicToVirtualMachine</title>