diff --git a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst
index 83ec6f1..218bc0c 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/backends/interfaces.rst
@@ -322,9 +322,7 @@
             provider.
 
         :raises ValueError: This is raised if the key size is not one of 1024,
-            2048, or 3072. It is also raised when OpenSSL is older than version
-            1.0.0 and the key size is larger than 1024; older OpenSSL versions
-            do not support keys larger than 1024 bits.
+            2048, or 3072.
 
     .. method:: generate_dsa_private_key_and_parameters(key_size)