diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 9e792041336..3d6d0a1d7f7 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
@@ -1644,15 +1644,6 @@ lo_import 152801
if psql is configured to use the
GNU Readline library.
-
-
-
- In the current version, it is no longer necessary to save the
- command history, since that will be done automatically on
- program termination. The history is also loaded automatically
- every time psql starts up.
-
-