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@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ and all tests pass for Tier 1 platforms. A more complete description
 of our test setup can be found in the
 [CI README](https://github.com/aws/aws-lc/blob/main/tests/ci/README.md#test-locations).
 
-Many of these platforms also support a specialized FIPS build process.
-(A FIPS build process is required for FIPS certification,
-but it does imply that the library is approved for use in your FIPS environment.
+A subset of platforms support building a FIPS variant of the library.
+We do not make any representations or statements regarding such build variants in relation to the FIPS 140 standards.
 See [this document](./crypto/fipsmodule/FIPS.md) for more information.
 
 | OS      | CPU     | FIPS<br/>static | FIPS<br/>shared |