diff --git a/Doc/library/stat.rst b/Doc/library/stat.rst
index 6b0e1b42ab5..96f437cb3f4 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stat.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stat.rst
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ The variables below define the flags used in the :data:`ST_MODE` field.
 
 Use of the functions above is more portable than use of the first set of flags:
 
-.. data:: S_IFMT
-
-   Bit mask for the file type bit fields.
-
 .. data:: S_IFSOCK
 
    Socket.