diff --git a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
index 1b46e42936c..ce7ce92cd87 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ assignment of an empty slice of the right type (but even this is determined by
 the sliced object).
 
 .. versionchanged:: 3.2
-
    Previously it was illegal to delete a name from the local namespace if it
    occurs as a free variable in a nested block.