diff --git a/admin/FOR-RELEASE b/admin/FOR-RELEASE
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--- a/admin/FOR-RELEASE
+++ b/admin/FOR-RELEASE
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ to the hack introduced on 2005-07-01 to fix some other Cleartype problem.
 
 ** Document use of gpg-agent
 
-** Prevent byte compiler from causing spurious string sharing
-when it optimizes away calls to functions such as concat.
-
 * DOCUMENTATION
 
 ** Check the Emacs Tutorial.