diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 2cc239d9c9cb861..98fbd8e0686e09d 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -1907,8 +1907,9 @@ This method allows easily obtaining the contents of a stream. If the
 stream is in [object mode][object-mode] an array of its contents is returned.
 If the stream is not in object mode a Buffer containing its data is returned.
 
-As this method reads the entire stream into memory, it negates many of the
-benefits of streams and should not be used in performance sensitive situations.
+As this method reads the entire stream into memory, it negates the benefits of
+streams. It's intended for interoperability and convenience, not as the primary
+way to consume streams.
 
 ```mjs
 import { Readable } from 'stream';