diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bcf107..eca6c6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ The S3 adapter works against AWS, Cloudflare R2, Scaleway Object, Minio, B2.
 ## Scope
 
 `nova_storage` is intentionally narrow: bytes in, bytes out, signed URLs,
-listing. Audit logs belong in `nova_audit`. Encryption-at-rest belongs in
-`nova_vault`. Image transforms belong in a separate library.
+listing. Audit logging, encryption-at-rest, and image transforms are
+deliberately out of scope.
 
 ## Build
 
diff --git a/src/nova_storage.erl b/src/nova_storage.erl
index 1c84989..87a0065 100644
--- a/src/nova_storage.erl
+++ b/src/nova_storage.erl
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 -moduledoc """
 Public API for the nova_storage library.
 
-Object/file storage abstraction with pluggable adapters. Bytes-in / bytes-out;
-encryption-at-rest is `nova_vault`'s job, audit is `nova_audit`'s.
+Object/file storage abstraction with pluggable adapters. Bytes-in / bytes-out.
 
 ## Quick start
 
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ encryption-at-rest is `nova_vault`'s job, audit is `nova_audit`'s.
 ## Stability
 
 `nova_storage` is NOT a dependency of nova core and must never become one.
-Audit logging belongs in `nova_audit`. Encryption-at-rest belongs in
-`nova_vault`. Image transforms belong in a separate library.
+Audit logging, encryption-at-rest, and image transforms are deliberately
+out of scope.
 """.
 
 -export([