diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.md b/doc/api/buffer.md
index c94f03fa065a36..04040e324be39a 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.md
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.md
@@ -884,15 +884,18 @@ appropriate for `Buffer.from()` variants.
 
 ### Class Method: `Buffer.from(object[, offsetOrEncoding[, length]])`
 <!-- YAML
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/27051
+    description: Dropped support for `Symbol.toPrimitive`.
 added: v8.2.0
 -->
 
-* `object` {Object} An object supporting `Symbol.toPrimitive` or `valueOf()`.
+* `object` {Object} An object supporting `valueOf()`.
 * `offsetOrEncoding` {integer|string} A byte-offset or encoding, depending on
-  the value returned either by `object.valueOf()` or
-  `object[Symbol.toPrimitive]()`.
-* `length` {integer} A length, depending on the value returned either by
-  `object.valueOf()` or `object[Symbol.toPrimitive]()`.
+  the value returned by `object.valueOf()`.
+* `length` {integer} A length, depending on the value returned by
+  `object.valueOf()`.
 
 For objects whose `valueOf()` function returns a value not strictly equal to
 `object`, returns `Buffer.from(object.valueOf(), offsetOrEncoding, length)`.
@@ -902,20 +905,6 @@ const buf = Buffer.from(new String('this is a test'));
 // Prints: <Buffer 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 74 65 73 74>
 ```
 
-For objects that support `Symbol.toPrimitive`, returns
-`Buffer.from(object[Symbol.toPrimitive](), offsetOrEncoding, length)`.
-
-```js
-class Foo {
-  [Symbol.toPrimitive]() {
-    return 'this is a test';
-  }
-}
-
-const buf = Buffer.from(new Foo(), 'utf8');
-// Prints: <Buffer 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 74 65 73 74>
-```
-
 A `TypeError` will be thrown if `object` has not mentioned methods or is not of
 other type appropriate for `Buffer.from()` variants.