diff --git a/site/_docs/plugins.md b/site/_docs/plugins.md
index 605cbf68..b5cf9543 100644
--- a/site/_docs/plugins.md
+++ b/site/_docs/plugins.md
@@ -66,11 +66,8 @@ based on your own rules.
 
 A generator is a subclass of `Jekyll::Generator` that defines a `generate`
 method, which receives an instance of
-[`Jekyll::Site`]({{ site.repository }}/blob/master/lib/jekyll/site.rb).
-
-The return value of `generate` is ignored, since generation is triggered for
-its side effects. Jekyll does not expect any particular side effect to
-happen---it just runs the method.
+[`Jekyll::Site`]({{ site.repository }}/blob/master/lib/jekyll/site.rb). The
+return value of `generate` is ignored.
 
 Generators run after Jekyll has made an inventory of the existing content, and
 before the site is generated. Pages with YAML Front Matters are stored as