diff --git a/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md b/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md
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--- a/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/component-styles.md
@@ -276,12 +276,6 @@ The CLI build process runs the pertinent CSS preprocessor.
 When generating a component file with `ng generate component`, the CLI emits an empty CSS styles file \(`.css`\) by default.
 Configure the CLI to default to your preferred CSS preprocessor as explained in the [Workspace configuration guide](guide/workspace-config#generation-schematics).
 
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-Style strings added to the `@Component.styles` array *must be written in CSS* because the CLI cannot apply a preprocessor to inline styles.
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