diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4959ec68068a20b17127503a7b777e8db2349359..5aa8a10987826257b244720f3e8e30c2e7930448 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Initialize a new repository at `REPOPATH` with name `NAME`. If
 #### `crb/repo-deliver` [(src)](./crb/repo-deliver)
 *TBD*
 
-Print all messages from all authors under `refs/heads/*` newer than those under `refs/delivered/*` (all if `refs/delivered/*` do not exist) in causal order, then update `refs/delivered/*` to reference the same messages as `refs/heads/*`.
+Print all messages from all authors under `refs/heads/*` newer than those under `refs/delivered/*` in causal order, then update `refs/delivered/*` to reference the same messages as `refs/heads/*`.
 
 #### `crb/repo-merge` [(src)](./crb/repo-merge)
 *TBD*