diff --git a/nix/tui.nix b/nix/tui.nix
index 52875074b44..55f24375bfb 100644
--- a/nix/tui.nix
+++ b/nix/tui.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pkgs.buildNpmPackage (npm // {
     mkdir -p $out/lib/hermes-tui
 
     # Single self-contained bundle built by scripts/build.mjs (esbuild).
-    # No runtime node_modules needed.
     cp -r dist $out/lib/hermes-tui/dist
 
     # package.json kept for "type": "module" resolution on `node dist/entry.js`.
diff --git a/website/docs/user-guide/tui.md b/website/docs/user-guide/tui.md
index c7f0eeb8442..c8b5aa72881 100644
--- a/website/docs/user-guide/tui.md
+++ b/website/docs/user-guide/tui.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export HERMES_TUI_DIR=/path/to/prebuilt/ui-tui
 hermes --tui
 ```
 
-The directory must contain `dist/entry.js` and an up-to-date `node_modules`.
+The directory must contain `dist/entry.js`.
 
 ## Keybindings