diff --git a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
index 92603bb0242d..43946c3d08e0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
@@ -408,9 +408,6 @@ export interface ClientOptions<TO extends BaseTransportOptions = BaseTransportOp
   /**
    * This function can be defined to modify a child span before it's sent.
    *
-   * Note that this function is only called for child spans and not for the root span (formerly known as transaction).
-   * If you want to modify or drop the root span, use {@link CoreOptions.beforeSendTransaction} instead.
-   *
    * @param span The span generated by the SDK.
    *
    * @returns The modified span payload that will be sent.