diff --git a/src/libstd/prelude.rs b/src/libstd/prelude.rs
index e2b627250432c..3f61f2484a57e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/prelude.rs
@@ -14,17 +14,8 @@ The standard module imported by default into all Rust modules
 
 Many programming languages have a 'prelude': a particular subset of the
 libraries that come with the language. Every program imports the prelude by
-default.
-
-For example, it would be annoying to add `use std::io::println;` to every single
-program, and the vast majority of Rust programs will wish to print to standard
-output. Therefore, it makes sense to import it into every program.
-
-Rust's prelude has three main parts:
-
-1. io::print and io::println.
-2. Core operators, such as `Add`, `Mul`, and `Not`.
-3. Various types and traits, such as `Clone`, `Eq`, and `comm::Chan`.
+default. The prelude imports various core parts of the library that are
+generally useful to many Rust programs.
 
 */