diff --git a/watcher/conf/service.py b/watcher/conf/service.py
index e0b24c4be..d0c824b6c 100644
--- a/watcher/conf/service.py
+++ b/watcher/conf/service.py
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ SERVICE_OPTS = [
                        help=_('Name of this node. This can be an opaque '
                               'identifier. It is not necessarily a hostname, '
                               'FQDN, or IP address. However, the node name '
-                              'must be valid within an AMQP key, and if using '
-                              'ZeroMQ, a valid hostname, FQDN, or IP address.')
+                              'must be valid within an AMQP key.')
                        ),
     cfg.IntOpt('service_down_time',
                default=90,