diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS
index e683e90a2..e54e8a0f7 100644
--- a/doc/DETAILS
+++ b/doc/DETAILS
@@ -394,9 +394,8 @@ pkd:0:1024:B665B1435F4C2 .... FF26ABB:
 *** NEWSIG [<signers_uid>]
     Is issued right before a signature verification starts.  This is
     useful to define a context for parsing ERROR status messages.
-    arguments are currently defined.  If SIGNERS_UID is given and is
-    not "-" this is the percent escape value of the OpenPGP Signer's
-    User ID signature sub-packet.
+    If SIGNERS_UID is given and is not "-" this is the percent-escaped
+    value of the OpenPGP Signer's User ID signature sub-packet.
 
 *** GOODSIG  <long_keyid_or_fpr>  <username>
     The signature with the keyid is good.  For each signature only one