diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
index ac78e94388..284f345750 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
@@ -2299,9 +2299,8 @@ raisechar=^^</programlisting>
 	      <listitem>
 		<para>Forces this unit to be the console (unless there is
 		  another higher priority console), regardless of the
-		  <option>-h</option> option discussed below.  This flag
-		  replaces the <literal>COMCONSOLE</literal> option in FreeBSD
-		  versions 2.<replaceable>X</replaceable>.  The flag <literal>0x20</literal> must be used
+		  <option>-h</option> option discussed below.
+		  The flag <literal>0x20</literal> must be used
 		  together with the <option>0x10</option> flag.</para>
 	      </listitem>
 	    </varlistentry>