diff --git a/Doc/library/hmac.rst b/Doc/library/hmac.rst
index 731624b..dc994b0 100644
--- a/Doc/library/hmac.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/hmac.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
    Return a new hmac object.  *key* is a bytes or bytearray object giving the
    secret key.  If *msg* is present, the method call ``update(msg)`` is made.
    *digestmod* is the digest name, digest constructor or module for the HMAC
-   object to use. It supports any name suitable to :func:`hashlib.new` and
-   defaults to the :data:`hashlib.md5` constructor.
+   object to use. It supports any name suitable to :func:`hashlib.new`.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.4
       Parameter *key* can be a bytes or bytearray object.