diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml
index dee1cc35ee9..5b5b1619f50 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/vacuum.sgml
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ VACUUM [ FULL ] [ FREEZE ] [ VERBOSE ] ANALYZE [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">
    When the option list is surrounded by parentheses, the options can be
    written in any order.  Without parentheses, options must be specified
    in exactly the order shown above.
-   Prior to <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.0, the unparenthesized
-   syntax was the only one supported.  It is expected that all new options
-   will be supported only in the parenthesized syntax.
+   The unparenthesized syntax was added in
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.0;  the unparenthesized
+   syntax is deprecated.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ VACUUM [ FULL ] [ FREEZE ] [ VERBOSE ] ANALYZE [ <replaceable class="PARAMETER">
       Specifying <literal>FREEZE</literal> is equivalent to performing
       <command>VACUUM</command> with the
       <xref linkend="guc-vacuum-freeze-min-age"> parameter
-      set to zero.  The <literal>FREEZE</literal> option is deprecated and
-      will be removed in a future release; set the parameter instead.
+      set to zero.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>