diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/version-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/version-guide/article.sgml
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@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@
       feature set, it should finally be possible for users, developers
       of external applications, and the &os; developers themselves to
       be able to better plan for the future.</para>
-
-    <para>These considerations, rather than any kind of keeping up with
-      the major release number of any other OS, comprise the main motivation for
-      the scheduling changes going forward.</para>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="future-goals">