diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index ecff7f0342e..1577bb3edd9 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ international/ucs-normalize.el.
 ** Function arguments in *Help* buffers are now shown in upper-case.
 Customize `help-downcase-arguments' to t to show them in lower-case.
 
-** Delete Auto Composition Mode.  Now the variable
-`auto-composition-mode' is simply a buffer local variable.  The
-commands `auto-composition-mode' and `global-auto-composition-mode'
-still works as before.
-
 
 * Editing Changes in Emacs 23.2