diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index d19051d8002..290777ca7a8 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -4935,11 +4935,6 @@ was inconsistent with the face behavior under X.
 *** `set-fontset-font', `fontset-info', `fontset-font' now operate on
 the default fontset if the argument NAME is nil..
 
-+++
-*** In `set-face-attribute', you can assign any attribute the value
-`:ignore-defface'.  This forces the attribute value to be acquired
-from some other face during face merging.
-
 ** Font-Lock changes:
 
 +++