diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
index e30ca0d929..00711a45e9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml,v 1.82 2010/02/17 04:19:37 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/protocol.sgml,v 1.83 2010/02/22 18:12:04 momjian Exp $ -->
 
 <chapter id="protocol">
  <title>Frontend/Backend Protocol</title>
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
   if it is able.
  </para>
 
- <para>
-  Higher level features built on this protocol (for example, how
-  <application>libpq</application> passes certain environment
-  variables when the connection is established) are covered elsewhere.
- </para>
-
   <para>
    In order to serve multiple clients efficiently, the server launches
    a new <quote>backend</> process for each client.