diff --git a/doc/go1.17.html b/doc/go1.17.html
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@@ -318,9 +318,7 @@ Do not send CLs removing the interior tags from such phrases.
 <dl id="flag"><dt><a href="/pkg/flag/">flag</a></dt>
   <dd>
     <p><!-- CL 271788 -->
-      Now
-      <a href="/pkg/flag/#FlagSet.Var">FlagSet.Var</a>
-      panics, if flag name begins with '-' or contains '='.
+      Flag declarations now panic if an invalid name is specified.
     </p>
   </dd>
 </dl><!-- flag -->