diff --git a/packages/api/README.md b/packages/api/README.md
index 162ce6bfbdc1..79658fda65f7 100644
--- a/packages/api/README.md
+++ b/packages/api/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ api.beacon
 
 ## What you need
 
-You will need to go over the [specification](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-apis). You will also need to have a [basic understanding of sharding](https://eth.wiki/sharding/Sharding-FAQs).
+You will need to go over the [specification](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-apis).
 
 ## Getting started
 
diff --git a/packages/reqresp/README.md b/packages/reqresp/README.md
index 993cbad5b379..b384c2c178a2 100644
--- a/packages/reqresp/README.md
+++ b/packages/reqresp/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function getReqResp(libp2p: Libp2p, logger: Logger): Promise<void> {
 
 ## What you need
 
-You will need to go over the [specification](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-apis). You will also need to have a [basic understanding of sharding](https://eth.wiki/sharding/Sharding-FAQs).
+You will need to go over the [specification](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon-apis).
 
 ## Getting started