diff --git a/docs/submitting-applications.md b/docs/submitting-applications.md
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--- a/docs/submitting-applications.md
+++ b/docs/submitting-applications.md
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ for applications that involve the REPL (e.g. Spark shell).
 
 Alternatively, if your application is submitted from a machine far from the worker machines (e.g.
 locally on your laptop), it is common to use `cluster` mode to minimize network latency between
-the drivers and the executors. Note that `cluster` mode is currently not supported for standalone
-clusters, Mesos clusters, or Python applications.
+the drivers and the executors. Note that `cluster` mode is currently not supported for
+Mesos clusters or Python applications.
 
 For Python applications, simply pass a `.py` file in the place of `<application-jar>` instead of a JAR,
 and add Python `.zip`, `.egg` or `.py` files to the search path with `--py-files`.