diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
index 6d35386cad..1dacc258b4 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake-layers
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class Commands(cmd.Cmd):
 
 
     def do_show_overlayed(self, args):
-        """list overlayed recipes (where the same recipe exists in another layer that has a higher layer priority)
+        """list overlayed recipes (where the same recipe exists in another layer)
 
 usage: show-overlayed [-f] [-s]