diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 2c5f7b45f9..4522e03913 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ Upgrading
 ---------
     - Compression is enabled by default on newly created ColumnFamilies
       (and unchanged for ColumnFamilies created prior to upgrading).
-    - The KsDef.replication_factor field (deprecated since 0.8) has
-      been removed.  Older clients will need to be updated to be able
-      to continue to created and update keyspaces.
     - If you are running a multi datacenter setup, you should upgrade to
       the latest 1.0.x (or 0.8.x) release before upgrading.  Versions
       0.8.8 and 1.0.3-1.0.5 generate cross-dc forwarding that is incompatible