diff --git a/docs/modules.md b/docs/modules.md
index 6296d4b12e..a9e33ab121 100644
--- a/docs/modules.md
+++ b/docs/modules.md
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ then set [`environment.root`](./reference/configuration.md#root) in your `pyproj
 root = ["./app"]
 ```
 
-Note that `python` and `tests` folders are automatically added to the project `root` if they exist,
-and if they are not packages themselves (i.e. they do not contain an `__init__.py` file or an
+Note that a `./python` folder is automatically added to the project `root` if it exists,
+and is not itself a package (i.e. does not contain an `__init__.py` file or an
 `__init__.pyi` file).
 
 ## Third-party modules