diff --git a/docs/cmu-user/hierarchical-packages.tex b/docs/cmu-user/hierarchical-packages.tex
index e722d169c884559e7380405ea393b0bbb8323bee..22d2eb5ab8af5ce697e0e8669838a93557e08682 100644
--- a/docs/cmu-user/hierarchical-packages.tex
+++ b/docs/cmu-user/hierarchical-packages.tex
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ All packages in the hierarchy must exist.
 \textbf{Warning about nicknames}: Unless you provide nicknames for
 your hierarchical packages (and we recommend against doing so because
 the number gets quite large), you can only use the names supplied. You
-cannot mix in nicknames or alternate names. \code{cl-user} (and
-\code{user}) are nicknames of the \code{common-lisp-user} package.
+cannot mix in nicknames or alternate names. \code{cl-user}
+is nickname of the \code{common-lisp-user} package.
 Consider the following:
 
 \begin{verbatim}