diff --git a/doc/cask_language_reference/token_reference.md b/doc/cask_language_reference/token_reference.md
index d11e021f4d9..008835f2a2d 100644
--- a/doc/cask_language_reference/token_reference.md
+++ b/doc/cask_language_reference/token_reference.md
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ Software vendors are often inconsistent with their naming. By enforcing strict n
 * Minimize renaming events
 * Unambiguously boil down the name of the software into a unique identifier
 
-The token itself should be:
-
-* Suitable for use as a filename
-* Mnemonic
-
 Details of software names and brands will inevitably be lost in the conversion to a minimal token. To capture the vendor’s full name for a distribution, use the [`name`](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/master/doc/cask_language_reference/stanzas/name.md) within a Cask. `name` accepts an unrestricted UTF-8 string.
 
 ## Finding the Simplified Name of the Vendor’s Distribution
@@ -103,8 +98,6 @@ To convert the App’s Simplified Name (above) to a token:
 * Collapse a series of multiple hyphens into one hyphen.
 * Delete a leading or trailing hyphen.
 
-We avoid defining Cask tokens in the repository which differ only by the placement of hyphens. Prepend the vendor name if needed to disambiguate the token.
-
 ## Cask Filenames
 
 Casks are stored in a Ruby file named after the token, with the file extension `.rb`.