diff --git a/content/docs/data-modeling/schema-design.mdx b/content/docs/data-modeling/schema-design.mdx
index a40f4c3d1d..2e30bed237 100644
--- a/content/docs/data-modeling/schema-design.mdx
+++ b/content/docs/data-modeling/schema-design.mdx
@@ -169,14 +169,11 @@ every entry is dropped.
 
 hint: 'search' scans this object's own columns, so a related record's column
 cannot be a search target — expand the relation and search the related object,
-or copy the value onto a formula field here. Clients echo this declaration
+or copy the value onto a stored text field here. Clients echo this declaration
 verbatim as the '$searchFields' override, so a stale entry becomes a 400
 INVALID_FIELD on list search (#4254), not just a quietly narrowed one.
 ```
 
-(That hint's "text/formula" family of wording is loose — only the **stored**
-half works; see the callout above.)
-
 A request that sends the dotted path is `400 INVALID_FIELD`:
 
 ```text
diff --git a/skills/objectstack-data/SKILL.md b/skills/objectstack-data/SKILL.md
index eeb4c23ddc..55b43d849e 100644
--- a/skills/objectstack-data/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/objectstack-data/SKILL.md
@@ -168,13 +168,11 @@ every entry is dropped.
 
 hint: 'search' scans this object's own columns, so a related record's column
 cannot be a search target — expand the relation and search the related object,
-or copy the value onto a formula field here. Clients echo this declaration
+or copy the value onto a stored text field here. Clients echo this declaration
 verbatim as the '$searchFields' override, so a stale entry becomes a 400
 INVALID_FIELD on list search (#4254), not just a quietly narrowed one.
 ```
 
-(The hint's "formula field" wording is loose — only a **stored** mirror works.)
-
 A request carrying the dotted path is `400 INVALID_FIELD`:
 
 ```text