diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index f73bb24b855..5c7b212ef1a 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1727,6 +1727,9 @@ This replaces and generalizes the old 'vc-annotate-parent-file'.
 This specifies the revision to which the buffer's contents corresponds.
 This replaces and generalizes the old 'vc-annotate-parent-rev'.
 
+---
+*** vc-dav.el is now obsolete.
+
 ** Diff mode
 
 +++
diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc-dav.el b/lisp/obsolete/vc-dav.el
similarity index 99%
rename from lisp/vc/vc-dav.el
rename to lisp/obsolete/vc-dav.el
index ad86fdd99b2..29d111b7621 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc-dav.el
+++ b/lisp/obsolete/vc-dav.el
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ;; Author: Bill Perry <wmperry@gnu.org>
 ;; Keywords: url, vc
 ;; Package: vc
+;; Obsolete-since: 31.1
 
 ;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.