diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 061b853..f61ff6a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ Development Status
 ==================
 
 This project is currently in **alpha** state. Most things work, but we might
-still make breaking changes that have no clear upgrade pathway. Important
-security features (such as HTTPS) are still being implemented. We are targetting
+still make breaking changes that have no clear upgrade pathway. We are targetting
 a v0.1 release sometime in mid-August 2018. Follow `this milestone <https://github.com/jupyterhub/the-littlest-jupyterhub/milestone/1>`_
 to see progress towards the release!
 
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 0196d31..4750964 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ Development Status
 ==================
 
 This project is currently in **alpha** state. Most things work, but we might
-still make breaking changes that have no clear upgrade pathway. Important
-security features (such as HTTPS) are still being implemented. We are targetting
+still make breaking changes that have no clear upgrade pathway. We are targetting
 a v0.1 release sometime in mid-August 2018. Follow `this milestone <https://github.com/jupyterhub/the-littlest-jupyterhub/milestone/1>`_
 to see progress towards the release!