diff --git a/doc/api/crypto.md b/doc/api/crypto.md
index 78dd5b74845dbb..0c12b1fc77f519 100644
--- a/doc/api/crypto.md
+++ b/doc/api/crypto.md
@@ -3167,7 +3167,7 @@ added: REPLACEME
 
 * `options` {Object}
   * `disableEntropyCache` {boolean} By default, to improve performance,
-    Node.js will pre-emptively generate and persistently cache enough
+    Node.js generates and caches enough
     random data to generate up to 128 random UUIDs. To generate a UUID
     without using the cache, set `disableEntropyCache` to `true`.
     **Defaults**: `false`.