diff --git a/manual/luatex-nodes.tex b/manual/luatex-nodes.tex
index 1b7325ac5..42a4aedc7 100644
--- a/manual/luatex-nodes.tex
+++ b/manual/luatex-nodes.tex
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ creates a node at the \TEX\ level.
  \libindex{flush_node}
  \libindex{flush_list}

-The next one the node \type {n} from \TEX's memory. Be careful: no
checks are
+The next one removes the node \type {n} from \TEX's memory. Be careful:
no checks are
  done on whether this node is still pointed to from a register or some
\type
  {next} field: it is up to you to make sure that the internal data
structures
  remain correct.