diff --git a/peps/pep-0710.rst b/peps/pep-0710.rst
index ae28e2db3f8..bb56ea5f322 100644
--- a/peps/pep-0710.rst
+++ b/peps/pep-0710.rst
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ The ``provenance_url.json`` file SHOULD be created in the ``.dist-info``
 directory by installers when installing a :term:`Distribution Package`
 specified by name (and optionally by :term:`Version Specifier`).
 
-This file MUST NOT be created when installing a distribution package from a requirement
-specifying a direct URL reference (including a VCS URL).
-
 Only one of the files ``provenance_url.json`` and ``direct_url.json`` (from :pep:`610`),
 may be present in a given ``.dist-info`` directory; installers MUST NOT add both.