diff --git a/protocol/protocol.tex b/protocol/protocol.tex
index c74db48d..76234723 100644
--- a/protocol/protocol.tex
+++ b/protocol/protocol.tex
@@ -11781,7 +11781,6 @@ The zero padding occupies the most significant $4$ bits of the third byte.
         sequence of $32$ bytes with the $4$ bits of zero padding intact,
         it will be in the correct form for use as an input to $\PRFaddr{}$,
         $\PRFnf{Sprout}{}$, and $\PRFpk{}$ without need for bit-shifting.
-        Future key representations may make use of these padding bits.
   \item For addresses on \Mainnet, the lead bytes and encoded
         length cause the first two characters of the \BaseFiftyEightCheck encoding to
         be fixed as \ascii{SK}. For \Testnet, the first two characters
@@ -14645,6 +14644,9 @@ Peter Newell's illustration of the Jubjub bird, from \cite{Carroll1902}.
           entry about the calculation for \sizeProofsOrchard.
 } %nufive
     \item Rename $\mathsf{ExcludedPointEncodings}$ to $\PreCanopyExcludedPointEncodings$.
+    \item In \crossref{sproutspendingkeyencoding}, remove the statement that
+          future key representations might use the padding bits of \Sprout
+          spending keys.
     \item Give a full-text URL for \cite{Nakamoto2008}.
 \end{itemize}