diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_connect.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_connect.md
index a4ef2ebb4f..ce968d4dd9 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_connect.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_connect.md
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ being connected to.
 ```bash
 $ docker network connect --alias db --alias mysql multi-host-network container2
 ```
-
 You can pause, restart, and stop containers that are connected to a network.
-Paused containers remain connected and can be revealed by a `network inspect`.
-When the container is stopped, it does not appear on the network until you restart
-it.
+A container connects to its configured networks when it runs.
 
 If specified, the container's IP address(es) is reapplied when a stopped
 container is restarted. If the IP address is no longer available, the container
diff --git a/man/docker-network-connect.1.md b/man/docker-network-connect.1.md
index d6ee159391..9cc012ea4f 100644
--- a/man/docker-network-connect.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-network-connect.1.md
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ You can also use the `docker run --net=<network-name>` option to start a contain
 ```bash
 $ docker run -itd --net=multi-host-network --ip 172.20.88.22 --ip6 2001:db8::8822 busybox
 ```
-
 You can pause, restart, and stop containers that are connected to a network.
-Paused containers remain connected and can be revealed by a `network inspect`.
-When the container is stopped, it does not appear on the network until you restart
-it.
+A container connects to its configured networks when it runs.
 
 If specified, the container's IP address(es) is reapplied when a stopped
 container is restarted. If the IP address is no longer available, the container