diff --git a/source/tutorial/deploy-shard-cluster.txt b/source/tutorial/deploy-shard-cluster.txt
index d07791ef1d2..038f94be239 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/deploy-shard-cluster.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/deploy-shard-cluster.txt
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ single server.
    security systems including all interfaces and firewalls, allow
    these connections.
 
-Config server instances receive relatively little traffic and demand
-only a small portion of system resources. Therefore, you can run an
-instance on a system that runs other cluster components.
 
 1. Create data directories for each of the three config server
    instances. By default, a config server stores its data files in the