diff --git a/docs/pages/components/select.md b/docs/pages/components/select.md
index e830a747..6fd05cbe 100644
--- a/docs/pages/components/select.md
+++ b/docs/pages/components/select.md
@@ -252,9 +252,7 @@ Note that multi-select options may wrap, causing the control to expand verticall
 
 Use the `value` attribute to set the initial selection.
 
-When using `multiple`, the `value` _attribute_ uses space-delimited values to select more than one option.
-Note that `sl-option` values cannot contain spaces for this reason. If accessing or setting the `value` _property_
-through Javascript, `value` is an array.
+When using `multiple`, the `value` _attribute_ uses space-delimited values to select more than one option. Because of this, `<sl-option>` values cannot contain spaces. If you're accessing the `value` _property_ through Javascript, it will be an array.
 
 ```html:preview
 <sl-select value="option-1 option-2" multiple clearable>
@@ -265,11 +263,6 @@ through Javascript, `value` is an array.
 </sl-select>
 ```
 
-```js
-const select = document.querySelector('sl-select[multiple]');
-select.value = ['option-1', 'option-2']
-```
-
 ```jsx:react
 import SlDivider from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/divider';
 import SlOption from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/option';