diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/strmbase.tex b/docs/latex/wx/strmbase.tex
index 3a18bd74a0..857394939e 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/strmbase.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/strmbase.tex
@@ -100,9 +100,5 @@ the file.
 \wxheading{Warning}
 
 There are streams which do not have size by definition, such as socket streams.
-In that cases, GetSize returns an invalid size represented by
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-~(size_t)0
-\end{verbatim}
+In that cases, GetSize returns $0$ so you should always test its return value.
 
diff --git a/include/wx/stream.h b/include/wx/stream.h
index 2c770c2b3e..151dd0bca4 100644
--- a/include/wx/stream.h
+++ b/include/wx/stream.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
     // reset the stream state
     void Reset() { m_lasterror = wxSTREAM_NO_ERROR; }
 
-    // deprecated (doesn't make sense!), don't use
+    // this doesn't make sense for all streams, always test its return value
     virtual size_t GetSize() const { return 0; }
 
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_2