diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/login.md b/docs/reference/commandline/login.md
index 4c5670ea53..3308ae5d6b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/login.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/login.md
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ You can log into any public or private repository for which you have
 credentials.  When you log in, the command stores encoded credentials in
 `$HOME/.docker/config.json` on Linux or `%USERPROFILE%/.docker/config.json` on Windows.
 
-> **Note**:  When running `sudo docker login` credentials are saved in `/root/.docker/config.json`.
->
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 ## Credentials store
 
 The Docker Engine can keep user credentials in an external credentials store,
diff --git a/man/docker-login.1.md b/man/docker-login.1.md
index ea89937644..6bb0355946 100644
--- a/man/docker-login.1.md
+++ b/man/docker-login.1.md
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ You can log into any public or private repository for which you have
 credentials.  When you log in, the command stores encoded credentials in
 `$HOME/.docker/config.json` on Linux or `%USERPROFILE%/.docker/config.json` on Windows.
 
-> **Note**: When running `sudo docker login` credentials are saved in `/root/.docker/config.json`.
->
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 # OPTIONS
 **--help**
   Print usage statement