diff --git a/asdf.texinfo b/asdf.texinfo
index 144f2caf23a7f3840c1aad8ca2a09af3b07e35bf..34d059c3c05cf6c814dc486b37ae4342836c8d39 100644
--- a/asdf.texinfo
+++ b/asdf.texinfo
@@ -463,8 +463,7 @@ option := :components component-list
 
 component-list := ( {component-def}* )
 
-component-def  := simple-component-name
-                | ( component-type name {option}* )
+component-def  := ( component-type name {option}* )
 
 component-type := :module | :file | :system | other-component-type