diff --git a/R/text_format.R b/R/text_format.R
index 1b4f5b561..46cbf2ee0 100644
--- a/R/text_format.R
+++ b/R/text_format.R
@@ -6,15 +6,7 @@
 #' @param width Positive integer giving the target column width for wrapping
 #' lines in the output. Can be "auto", in which case it will select 90\% of the
 #' default width.
-#' @param pattern Character vector.
-#'   - For `data_addprefix()` or `data_addsuffix()`, a character string, which
-#'     will be added as prefix or suffix to the column names.
-#'   - For `data_rename()`, indicates columns that should be selected for
-#'     renaming. Can be `NULL` (in which case all columns are selected).
-#'     `pattern` can also be a named vector. In this case, names are used as
-#'     values for the `replacement` argument (i.e. `pattern` can be a character
-#'     vector using `<new name> = "<old name>"` and argument `replacement` will
-#'     be ignored then).
+#' @param pattern Regex pattern to remove from `text`.
 #' @param sep Separator.
 #' @param last Last separator.
 #' @param n The number of characters to find.
diff --git a/man/text_format.Rd b/man/text_format.Rd
index 16c76e67c..082e3cbe1 100644
--- a/man/text_format.Rd
+++ b/man/text_format.Rd
@@ -50,17 +50,7 @@ text elements will not be enclosed.}
 
 \item{n}{The number of characters to find.}
 
-\item{pattern}{Character vector.
-\itemize{
-\item For \code{data_addprefix()} or \code{data_addsuffix()}, a character string, which
-will be added as prefix or suffix to the column names.
-\item For \code{data_rename()}, indicates columns that should be selected for
-renaming. Can be \code{NULL} (in which case all columns are selected).
-\code{pattern} can also be a named vector. In this case, names are used as
-values for the \code{replacement} argument (i.e. \code{pattern} can be a character
-vector using \verb{<new name> = "<old name>"} and argument \code{replacement} will
-be ignored then).
-}}
+\item{pattern}{Regex pattern to remove from \code{text}.}
 }
 \value{
 A character string.