diff --git a/doc/misc/efaq.texi b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
index 115dd8a5ae6..a5f33113439 100644
--- a/doc/misc/efaq.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/efaq.texi
@@ -2718,8 +2718,7 @@ menus}), use:
 @cindex FAQ, @code{font-lock-mode}
 
 @code{font-lock-mode} is the standard way to have Emacs perform syntax
-highlighting in the current buffer.  It is enabled by default in Emacs
-22.1 and later.
+highlighting in the current buffer.  It is enabled by default.
 
 With @code{font-lock-mode} turned on, different types of text will
 appear in different colors.  For instance, in a programming mode,
@@ -2729,13 +2728,6 @@ a third.
 To turn @code{font-lock-mode} off within an existing buffer, use
 @kbd{M-x font-lock-mode @key{RET}}.
 
-In Emacs 21 and earlier versions, you could use the following code in
-your @file{.emacs} file to turn on @code{font-lock-mode} globally:
-
-@lisp
-(global-font-lock-mode 1)
-@end lisp
-
 Highlighting a buffer with @code{font-lock-mode} can take quite a while,
 and cause an annoying delay in display, so several features exist to
 work around this.