diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index c272660af1b..6dafa37711c 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ This is like the old `eval-after-load', but better behaved.
 *** `generic-make-keywords-list'
 *** `get-upcase-table' (use `case-table-get-table' instead).
 
-+++
 ** `with-wrapper-hook' is obsoleted by `add-function'.
 The few hooks that used with-wrapper-hook are replaced as follows:
 *** `abbrev-expand-function' obsoletes `abbrev-expand-functions'.