diff --git a/Doc/library/winsound.rst b/Doc/library/winsound.rst
index f9ca89b9d87..f9709feab87 100644
--- a/Doc/library/winsound.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/winsound.rst
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ provided by Windows platforms.  It includes functions and several constants.
    parameter specifies the number of milliseconds the sound should last.  If the
    system is not able to beep the speaker, :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised.
 
-   .. note::
-
-      Under Windows 95 and 98, the Windows :cfunc:`Beep` function exists but is
-      useless (it ignores its arguments).  In that case Python simulates it via direct
-      port manipulation (added in version 2.1).  It's unknown whether that will work
-      on all systems.
-
    .. versionadded:: 1.6