diff --git a/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst b/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst
index 922056ec6..bfc342d97 100644
--- a/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst
+++ b/docs/introduction-to-smart-contracts.rst
@@ -348,9 +348,11 @@ storage. A contract can neither read nor write to any storage apart
 from its own.
 
 The second memory area is called **memory**, of which a contract obtains
-a freshly cleared instance for each message call. Memory can be
-addressed at byte level, but read and written to in 32 byte (256-bit)
-chunks. Memory is more costly the larger it grows (it scales
+a freshly cleared instance for each message call. Memory is linear and can be
+addressed at byte level, but reads are limited to a width of 256 bits, while writes
+can be either 8 bits or 256 bits wide. Memory is expanded by accessing (either
+reading or writing) a previously untouched memory offset. At the time of expansion,
+the cost in gas must be paid. Memory is more costly the larger it grows (it scales
 quadratically).
 
 The EVM is not a register machine but a stack machine, so all
diff --git a/docs/miscellaneous.rst b/docs/miscellaneous.rst
index cdc82c78d..47da33b83 100644
--- a/docs/miscellaneous.rst
+++ b/docs/miscellaneous.rst
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ The position of ``data[4][9].b`` is at ``keccak256(uint256(9) . keccak256(uint25
 Layout in Memory
 ****************
 
-EVM memory is linear. Reading is limited to 256-bit width, but both 8-bit and 256-bit writes are allowed. Memory size is 0 at the beginning of execution. Memory is expanded by accessing (either reading or writing) a previously untouched memory offset. At the time of expansion, the cost in gas must be paid.
-
 Solidity reserves three 256-bit slots:
 -  0 - 64: scratch space for hashing methods
 - 64 - 96: currently allocated memory size (aka. free memory pointer)