diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index ca6e4df285..4c017334e1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.227 2007/02/05 22:18:11 momjian Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v 1.228 2007/02/06 03:03:11 tgl Exp $ -->
 
  <chapter id="libpq">
   <title><application>libpq</application> - C Library</title>
@@ -4356,12 +4356,6 @@ service names and parameters. This file can be used for client-only
 installs too. The file's location can also be specified by the
 <envar>PGSYSCONFDIR</envar> environment variable.
 </para>
-
-<hint>
-<para>
-Environment variables on Windows are set as a property of <literal>My Computer</>.
-</para>
-</hint>
 </sect1>