diff --git a/doc/api/fs.md b/doc/api/fs.md
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@@ -5540,8 +5540,8 @@ added: REPLACEME
     retries. This option is ignored if the `recursive` option is not `true`.
     **Default:** `100`.
 
-Synchronously removes files and directories (modeled on the standard POSIX `rm`
-utility). Resolves the `Promise` with no arguments on success.
+Removes files and directories (modeled on the standard POSIX `rm` utility).
+Resolves the `Promise` with no arguments on success.
 
 ### `fsPromises.stat(path[, options])`
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