diff --git a/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst b/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst
index 738bd77e9ce..1cff4e7215c 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst
@@ -119,9 +119,3 @@ objects.
 
    Decrement the reference count for object *o*. A function version of :c:func:`Py_XDECREF`.
    It can be used for runtime dynamic embedding of Python.
-
-
-The following functions or macros are only for use within the interpreter core:
-:c:func:`_Py_Dealloc`, :c:func:`_Py_ForgetReference`, :c:func:`_Py_NewReference`,
-as well as the global variable :c:data:`_Py_RefTotal`.
-