diff --git a/docs/syntax/flowchart.md b/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
index fb0b7f2e3..0440c9169 100644
--- a/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
+++ b/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
@@ -605,7 +605,6 @@ flowchart LR
 ### Entity codes to escape characters
 
 It is possible to escape characters using the syntax exemplified here.
-For quotation marks, you can escape them with a backslash as well.
 
 ```mermaid-example
     flowchart LR
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
index 960bf9755..56cad19a0 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/flowchart.md
@@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ flowchart LR
 ### Entity codes to escape characters
 
 It is possible to escape characters using the syntax exemplified here.
-For quotation marks, you can escape them with a backslash as well.
 
 ```mermaid-example
     flowchart LR