diff --git a/R/app.R b/R/app.R
index 7d4d3edd3..4a2250ed9 100644
--- a/R/app.R
+++ b/R/app.R
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 #'
 #' These functions create Shiny app objects from either an explicit UI/server
 #' pair (`shinyApp`), or by passing the path of a directory that contains a
-#' Shiny app (`shinyAppDir`). You generally shouldn't need to use these
-#' functions to create/run applications; they are intended for interoperability
-#' purposes, such as embedding Shiny apps inside a \pkg{knitr} document.
+#' Shiny app (`shinyAppDir`).
 #'
 #' Normally when this function is used at the R console, the Shiny app object is
 #' automatically passed to the `print()` function, which runs the app. If
diff --git a/man/shinyApp.Rd b/man/shinyApp.Rd
index dff294688..dafe8cb41 100644
--- a/man/shinyApp.Rd
+++ b/man/shinyApp.Rd
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ to \code{\link[=runApp]{runApp()}} will run the app.
 \description{
 These functions create Shiny app objects from either an explicit UI/server
 pair (\code{shinyApp}), or by passing the path of a directory that contains a
-Shiny app (\code{shinyAppDir}). You generally shouldn't need to use these
-functions to create/run applications; they are intended for interoperability
-purposes, such as embedding Shiny apps inside a \pkg{knitr} document.
+Shiny app (\code{shinyAppDir}).
 }
 \details{
 Normally when this function is used at the R console, the Shiny app object is