15 files changed, 9 insertions, 61 deletions
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/bug-reference.el b/lisp/progmodes/bug-reference.el
index d2b3af19724..75bd0ba51e0 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/bug-reference.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/bug-reference.el
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ The second subexpression should match the bug reference (usually a number)."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode bug-reference-mode
-  "Toggle hyperlinking bug references in the buffer (Bug Reference mode).
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Bug Reference mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil."
+  "Toggle hyperlinking bug references in the buffer (Bug Reference mode)."
   nil
   ""
   nil
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
index 15503ee0b25..7e7c18fb30e 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/compile.el
@@ -2164,9 +2164,6 @@ Optional argument MINOR indicates this is called from
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode compilation-shell-minor-mode
   "Toggle Compilation Shell minor mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Compilation Shell minor mode
-if ARG is positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from
-Lisp, enable the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 When Compilation Shell minor mode is enabled, all the
 error-parsing commands of the Compilation major mode are
@@ -2181,9 +2178,6 @@ See `compilation-mode'."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode compilation-minor-mode
   "Toggle Compilation minor mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Compilation minor mode if ARG
-is positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp,
-enable the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 When Compilation minor mode is enabled, all the error-parsing
 commands of Compilation major mode are available.  See
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cwarn.el b/lisp/progmodes/cwarn.el
index a578896dbf7..ff79b909563 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cwarn.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cwarn.el
@@ -180,11 +180,7 @@ Suspicious constructs are highlighted using `font-lock-warning-face'.
 
 Note, in addition to enabling this minor mode, the major mode must
 be included in the variable `cwarn-configuration'.  By default C and
-C++ modes are included.
-
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable the mode
-if ARG is omitted or nil."
+C++ modes are included."
   :group 'cwarn :lighter cwarn-mode-text
   (cwarn-font-lock-keywords cwarn-mode)
   (font-lock-flush))
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/flymake.el b/lisp/progmodes/flymake.el
index e8bb3355a03..60d1660e5fe 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/flymake.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/flymake.el
@@ -915,9 +915,6 @@ Interactively, with a prefix arg, FORCE is t."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode flymake-mode
   "Toggle Flymake mode on or off.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Flymake mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil, and toggle it if ARG is `toggle'.
 
 Flymake is an Emacs minor mode for on-the-fly syntax checking.
 Flymake collects diagnostic information from multiple sources,
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/gdb-mi.el b/lisp/progmodes/gdb-mi.el
index 88e34d8df9f..6fee895e6a0 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/gdb-mi.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/gdb-mi.el
@@ -1138,9 +1138,7 @@ Changed values are highlighted with the face `font-lock-warning-face'."
   :version "22.2")
 
 (define-minor-mode gdb-speedbar-auto-raise
-  "Minor mode to automatically raise the speedbar for watch expressions.
-With prefix argument ARG, automatically raise speedbar if ARG is
-positive, otherwise don't automatically raise it."
+  "Minor mode to automatically raise the speedbar for watch expressions."
   :global t
   :group 'gdb
   :version "22.1")
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/glasses.el b/lisp/progmodes/glasses.el
index c3e8ac35f32..f2bf2099469 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/glasses.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/glasses.el
@@ -312,10 +312,9 @@ recognized according to the current value of the variable `glasses-separator'."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode glasses-mode
   "Minor mode for making identifiers likeThis readable.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable the mode
-if ARG is omitted or nil.  When this mode is active, it tries to
-add virtual separators (like underscores) at places they belong to."
+
+When this mode is active, it tries to add virtual
+separators (like underscores) at places they belong to."
   :group 'glasses :lighter " o^o"
   (save-excursion
     (save-restriction
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/gud.el b/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
index 6826674a942..91b4a65edd9 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
@@ -3363,10 +3363,7 @@ Treats actions as defuns."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode gud-tooltip-mode
-  "Toggle the display of GUD tooltips.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the feature if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-it if ARG is omitted or nil."
+  "Toggle the display of GUD tooltips."
   :global t
   :group 'gud
   :group 'tooltip
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/hideif.el b/lisp/progmodes/hideif.el
index 7ac1312d8dc..ce7127a3d77 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/hideif.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/hideif.el
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ This backup prevents any accidental clearance of `hide-fidef-env' by
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode hide-ifdef-mode
   "Toggle features to hide/show #ifdef blocks (Hide-Ifdef mode).
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Hide-Ifdef mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 Hide-Ifdef mode is a buffer-local minor mode for use with C and
 C-like major modes.  When enabled, code within #ifdef constructs
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/hideshow.el b/lisp/progmodes/hideshow.el
index 799536cbf49..84b21473947 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/hideshow.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/hideshow.el
@@ -932,9 +932,6 @@ This can be useful if you have huge RCS logs in those comments."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode hs-minor-mode
   "Minor mode to selectively hide/show code and comment blocks.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable the mode
-if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 When hideshow minor mode is on, the menu bar is augmented with hideshow
 commands and the hideshow commands are enabled.
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el b/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el
index dcb81f5a944..616341b0a2c 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/idlw-shell.el
@@ -4251,9 +4251,6 @@ Otherwise, just expand the file name."
 
 (define-minor-mode idlwave-shell-electric-debug-mode
   "Toggle Idlwave Shell Electric Debug mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable the mode
-if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 When Idlwave Shell Electric Debug mode is enabled, the Idlwave
 Shell debugging commands are available as single key sequences."
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el b/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el
index 58dc213d8af..6d13d328c5f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/pascal.el
@@ -1405,9 +1405,6 @@ The default is a name found in the buffer around point."
 
 (define-minor-mode pascal-outline-mode
   "Outline-line minor mode for Pascal mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable the mode
-if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 When enabled, portions of the text being edited may be made
 invisible.\\<pascal-outline-map>
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el
index 19269766c90..b1a17dfa3cc 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/prog-mode.el
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ on the symbol."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode prettify-symbols-mode
   "Toggle Prettify Symbols mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Prettify Symbols mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 When Prettify Symbols mode and font-locking are enabled, symbols are
 prettified (displayed as composed characters) according to the rules
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/subword.el b/lisp/progmodes/subword.el
index cbaa273a7a4..ed71b862cfd 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/subword.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/subword.el
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode subword-mode
   "Toggle subword movement and editing (Subword mode).
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Subword mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 Subword mode is a buffer-local minor mode.  Enabling it changes
 the definition of a word so that word-based commands stop inside
@@ -269,9 +266,6 @@ Optional argument ARG is the same as for `capitalize-word'."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode superword-mode
   "Toggle superword movement and editing (Superword mode).
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Superword mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 Superword mode is a buffer-local minor mode.  Enabling it changes
 the definition of words such that symbols characters are treated
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el
index f6cb2419de8..e17b7f504e9 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/vhdl-mode.el
@@ -8707,17 +8707,11 @@ project is defined."
 ;;  Enabling/disabling
 
 (define-minor-mode vhdl-electric-mode
-  "Toggle VHDL electric mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable it if ARG
-is omitted or nil."
+  "Toggle VHDL electric mode."
   :global t :group 'vhdl-mode)
 
 (define-minor-mode vhdl-stutter-mode
-  "Toggle VHDL stuttering mode.
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable the mode if ARG is positive,
-and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable it if ARG
-is omitted or nil."
+  "Toggle VHDL stuttering mode."
   :global t :group 'vhdl-mode)
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el b/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
index 152f6d22937..7604be0c25f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/which-func.el
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ It creates the Imenu index for the buffer, if necessary."
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode which-function-mode
   "Toggle mode line display of current function (Which Function mode).
-With a prefix argument ARG, enable Which Function mode if ARG is
-positive, and disable it otherwise.  If called from Lisp, enable
-the mode if ARG is omitted or nil.
 
 Which Function mode is a global minor mode.  When enabled, the
 current function name is continuously displayed in the mode line,