diff --git a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
index b4a2121f70..df4a3add73 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-api/class-testconfig.md
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
 Shuffle the order of test groups with a seed. By default tests are run in the order they are discovered, which is mostly alphabetical. This could lead to an uneven distribution of slow and fast tests. Shuffling the order of tests in a deterministic way can help to distribute the load more evenly.
 
-The sharding seed is a string that is used to initialize a random number generator. The configured value needs to be the same for all shards, to make sure
+The sharding seed is a string that is used to initialize a random number generator.
 
 Learn more about [parallelism and sharding](../test-parallel.md) with Playwright Test.
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
index 00d1fb3219..0f8b7f92c7 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/types/test.d.ts
@@ -1412,8 +1412,7 @@ interface TestConfig<TestArgs = {}, WorkerArgs = {}> {
    * mostly alphabetical. This could lead to an uneven distribution of slow and fast tests. Shuffling the order of tests
    * in a deterministic way can help to distribute the load more evenly.
    *
-   * The sharding seed is a string that is used to initialize a random number generator. The configured value needs to
-   * be the same for all shards, to make sure
+   * The sharding seed is a string that is used to initialize a random number generator.
    *
    * Learn more about [parallelism and sharding](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-parallel) with Playwright Test.
    *