diff --git a/Lib/collections/__init__.py b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
index 85b4c3c19ac..1d6822a3a0b 100644
--- a/Lib/collections/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/collections/__init__.py
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ class OrderedDict(dict):
 
     def __init__(*args, **kwds):
         '''Initialize an ordered dictionary.  The signature is the same as
-        regular dictionaries, but keyword arguments are not recommended because
-        their insertion order is arbitrary.
-
+        regular dictionaries.  Keyword argument order is preserved.
         '''
         if not args:
             raise TypeError("descriptor '__init__' of 'OrderedDict' object "
diff --git a/Objects/odictobject.c b/Objects/odictobject.c
index f9f1bf362e7..9e891152aff 100644
--- a/Objects/odictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/odictobject.c
@@ -875,8 +875,7 @@ odict_eq(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(odict_init__doc__,
 "Initialize an ordered dictionary.  The signature is the same as\n\
-        regular dictionaries, but keyword arguments are not recommended because\n\
-        their insertion order is arbitrary.\n\
+        regular dictionaries.  Keyword argument order is preserved.\n\
 \n\
         ");