diff --git a/Objects/bytesobject.c b/Objects/bytesobject.c
index e580884..85267a7 100644
--- a/Objects/bytesobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bytesobject.c
@@ -2557,8 +2557,7 @@
 \n\
 Return a copy of B with all occurrences of subsection\n\
 old replaced by new.  If the optional argument count is\n\
-positive, only the first count occurrences are replaced. A\n\
-negative value of count replaces all occurrences");
+given, only first count occurances are replaced.");
 
 static PyObject *
 bytes_replace(PyBytesObject *self, PyObject *args)