diff --git a/xml/System.Net.Mail/SmtpClient.xml b/xml/System.Net.Mail/SmtpClient.xml
index 96e63dfacbb..82a7303665b 100644
--- a/xml/System.Net.Mail/SmtpClient.xml
+++ b/xml/System.Net.Mail/SmtpClient.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     </Attribute>
   </Attributes>
   <Docs>
-    <summary>Allows applications to send email by using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).</summary>
+    <summary>Allows applications to send email by using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). The <c>SmtpClient</c> type is now obsolete.</summary>
     <remarks>
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