diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref2.tex b/Doc/ref/ref2.tex
index 9ccfee6ce18..b09399885e4 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref2.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref2.tex
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ identifiers.  They must be spelled exactly as written here:
 \index{reserved word}
 
 \begin{verbatim}
-access     del        from       lambda     return    
 and        elif       global     not        try       
 break      else       if         or         while     
 class      except     import     pass      
 continue   finally    in         print     
 def        for        is         raise     
+del        from       lambda     return    
 \end{verbatim}
 
 % When adding keywords, pipe it through keywords.py for reformatting
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
index 54bfde5623f..5bd468c5432 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ simple_stmt:    expression_stmt
               | continue_stmt
               | import_stmt
               | global_stmt
-              | access_stmt
               | exec_stmt
 \end{verbatim}
 
@@ -511,39 +510,3 @@ containing the \verb@exec@ statement.  The same applies to the
 \ttindex{eval}
 \ttindex{execfile}
 \ttindex{compile}
-
-\section{The {\tt access} statement} \label{access}
-\stindex{access}
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-access_stmt:    "access" ...
-\end{verbatim}
-
-This statement is obsolete.  It no longer generates any code; in the
-future, \verb@access@ will no longer be a reserved word.
-
-\section{The {\tt exec} statement} \label{exec}
-\stindex{exec}
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-exec_stmt:    "exec" expression ["in" expression ["," expression]]
-\end{verbatim}
-
-This statement supports dynamic execution of Python code.  The first
-expression should evaluate to either a string, an open file object, or
-a code object.  If it is a string, the string is parsed as a suite of
-Python statements which is then executed (unless a syntax error
-occurs).  If it is an open file, the file is parsed until EOF and
-executed.  If it is a code object, it is simply executed.
-
-In all cases, if the optional parts are omitted, the code is executed
-in the current scope.  If only the first expression after \verb@in@ is
-specified, it should be a dictionary, which will be used for both the
-global and the local variables.  If two expressions are given, both
-must be dictionaries and they are used for the global and local
-variables, respectively.
-
-Hints: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
-function \verb@eval()@.  The built-in functions \verb@globals()@ and
-\verb@locals()@ return the current global and local dictionary,
-respectively, which may be useful to pass around for use by \verb@exec@.
diff --git a/Doc/ref2.tex b/Doc/ref2.tex
index 9ccfee6ce18..b09399885e4 100644
--- a/Doc/ref2.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref2.tex
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ identifiers.  They must be spelled exactly as written here:
 \index{reserved word}
 
 \begin{verbatim}
-access     del        from       lambda     return    
 and        elif       global     not        try       
 break      else       if         or         while     
 class      except     import     pass      
 continue   finally    in         print     
 def        for        is         raise     
+del        from       lambda     return    
 \end{verbatim}
 
 % When adding keywords, pipe it through keywords.py for reformatting
diff --git a/Doc/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref6.tex
index 54bfde5623f..5bd468c5432 100644
--- a/Doc/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref6.tex
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ simple_stmt:    expression_stmt
               | continue_stmt
               | import_stmt
               | global_stmt
-              | access_stmt
               | exec_stmt
 \end{verbatim}
 
@@ -511,39 +510,3 @@ containing the \verb@exec@ statement.  The same applies to the
 \ttindex{eval}
 \ttindex{execfile}
 \ttindex{compile}
-
-\section{The {\tt access} statement} \label{access}
-\stindex{access}
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-access_stmt:    "access" ...
-\end{verbatim}
-
-This statement is obsolete.  It no longer generates any code; in the
-future, \verb@access@ will no longer be a reserved word.
-
-\section{The {\tt exec} statement} \label{exec}
-\stindex{exec}
-
-\begin{verbatim}
-exec_stmt:    "exec" expression ["in" expression ["," expression]]
-\end{verbatim}
-
-This statement supports dynamic execution of Python code.  The first
-expression should evaluate to either a string, an open file object, or
-a code object.  If it is a string, the string is parsed as a suite of
-Python statements which is then executed (unless a syntax error
-occurs).  If it is an open file, the file is parsed until EOF and
-executed.  If it is a code object, it is simply executed.
-
-In all cases, if the optional parts are omitted, the code is executed
-in the current scope.  If only the first expression after \verb@in@ is
-specified, it should be a dictionary, which will be used for both the
-global and the local variables.  If two expressions are given, both
-must be dictionaries and they are used for the global and local
-variables, respectively.
-
-Hints: dynamic evaluation of expressions is supported by the built-in
-function \verb@eval()@.  The built-in functions \verb@globals()@ and
-\verb@locals()@ return the current global and local dictionary,
-respectively, which may be useful to pass around for use by \verb@exec@.