diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/dropdowns.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/dropdowns.md
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--- a/site/content/docs/5.0/components/dropdowns.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/components/dropdowns.md
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ Trigger dropdown menus at the left of the elements by adding `.dropstart` to the
 
 ## Menu items
 
-Historically dropdown menu contents *had* to be links, but that's no longer the case with v4. Now you can optionally use `<button>` elements in your dropdowns instead of just `<a>`s.
+You can use `<a>` or `<button>` elements as dropdown items.
 
 {{< example >}}
 <div class="dropdown">