diff --git a/share/man/man9/EVENTHANDLER.9 b/share/man/man9/EVENTHANDLER.9
--- a/share/man/man9/EVENTHANDLER.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/EVENTHANDLER.9
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd October 7, 2022
+.Dd January 31, 2025
 .Dt EVENTHANDLER 9
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
 via macro
 .Fn EVENTHANDLER_INVOKE
 (see below).
-If registration is successful,
 .Fn EVENTHANDLER_REGISTER
 returns a cookie of type
 .Vt eventhandler_tag .