diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.txt b/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.txt
index e195cd9cb..5b2d95608 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.txt
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/tool/apply_patch.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Use the `apply_patch` tool to edit files. This is a FREEFORM tool, so do not wrap the patch in JSON. Your patch language is a stripped‑down, file‑oriented diff format designed to be easy to parse and safe to apply. You can think of it as a high‑level envelope:
+Use the `apply_patch` tool to edit files. Your patch language is a stripped‑down, file‑oriented diff format designed to be easy to parse and safe to apply. You can think of it as a high‑level envelope:
 
 *** Begin Patch
 [ one or more file sections ]