diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index ccaa4f785ae..78dfd79b007 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -323,8 +323,6 @@ Sequences
          object: mutable sequence
          object: mutable
          pair: assignment; statement
-         single: delete
-         statement: del
          single: subscription
          single: slicing