diff --git a/doc/guides/writing-tests.md b/doc/guides/writing-tests.md
index b4d05e2811b254..b6f7f47129ffb7 100644
--- a/doc/guides/writing-tests.md
+++ b/doc/guides/writing-tests.md
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Next add the test to the `sources` in the `cctest` target in node.gyp:
 ],
 ```
 
-Note that the only sources that should be included in the cctest target are
+The only sources that should be included in the cctest target are
 actual test or helper source files. There might be a need to include specific
 object files that are compiled by the `node` target and this can be done by
 adding them to the `libraries` section in the cctest target.