diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml
index b4141fca..37a7603b 100644
--- a/protocol/wayland.xml
+++ b/protocol/wayland.xml
@@ -3103,9 +3103,7 @@
 	surface area. Negative values are allowed.
 
 	The scheduled coordinates will take effect whenever the state of the
-	parent surface is applied. When this happens depends on whether the
-	parent surface is in synchronized mode or not. See
-	wl_subsurface.set_sync and wl_subsurface.set_desync for details.
+	parent surface is applied.
 
 	If more than one set_position request is invoked by the client before
 	the commit of the parent surface, the position of a new request always
@@ -3128,9 +3126,7 @@
 	The z-order is double-buffered. Requests are handled in order and
 	applied immediately to a pending state. The final pending state is
 	copied to the active state the next time the state of the parent
-	surface is applied. When this happens depends on whether the parent
-	surface is in synchronized mode or not. See wl_subsurface.set_sync and
-	wl_subsurface.set_desync for details.
+	surface is applied.
 
 	A new sub-surface is initially added as the top-most in the stack
 	of its siblings and parent.