diff --git a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Euler_operations.h b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Euler_operations.h
index 1c3a99dc696..ca9adb2d294 100644
--- a/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Euler_operations.h
+++ b/BGL/include/CGAL/boost/graph/Euler_operations.h
@@ -265,10 +265,7 @@ join_face(typename boost::graph_traits<Graph>::halfedge_descriptor h,
 /**
  * splits the face incident to `h1` and `h2`.  Creates the opposite
  * halfedges `h3` and `h4`, such that `next(h1,g) == h3` and `next(h2,g) == h4`.
- * Performs the inverse operation to `join_face()`.
- *
- * If `Graph` is a model of `MutableFaceGraph` and if the update of faces is not disabled
- * a new face incident to `h4` is added.
+ * Performs the inverse operation to `join_face()`. The new face is incident to `h4`.
  *
  * \image html split_face.svg
  *