diff --git a/includes/functions/_setup-meta-fields.php b/includes/functions/_setup-meta-fields.php
index 16a94bc4..8e8a368f 100644
--- a/includes/functions/_setup-meta-fields.php
+++ b/includes/functions/_setup-meta-fields.php
@@ -2814,7 +2814,7 @@ function fictioneer_render_chapter_data_metabox( $post ) {
   }
 
   if ( get_option( 'fictioneer_enable_chapter_appending' ) ) {
-    $description = __( 'Select the story this chapter belongs to; chapters are automatically appended to the story (but not removed).', 'fictioneer' );
+    $description = __( 'Select the story this chapter belongs to; chapters are automatically appended to the story.', 'fictioneer' );
   }
 
   $output['fictioneer_chapter_story'] = fictioneer_get_metabox_select(
diff --git a/languages/fictioneer.pot b/languages/fictioneer.pot
index 08189f8b..2906cb54 100644
--- a/languages/fictioneer.pot
+++ b/languages/fictioneer.pot
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Fictioneer\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-25 23:20+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-10-26 06:21+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
@@ -9813,7 +9813,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: includes/functions/_setup-meta-fields.php:2817
 msgid ""
 "Select the story this chapter belongs to; chapters are automatically "
-"appended to the story (but not removed)."
+"appended to the story."
 msgstr ""
 
 #: includes/functions/_setup-meta-fields.php:3246