diff --git a/libstdc++/stl/README b/libstdc++/stl/README
index 81bc7cf06ab..7d9f15fcbd4 100644
--- a/libstdc++/stl/README
+++ b/libstdc++/stl/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 This directory contains an SGI release of the C++ Standard Template
-Library, slightly modified to work with g++ (version 2.8.0 or newer).
+Library, slightly modified to work with g++.
 
 Note that this is based on a pre-Draft Standard for C++.
 Things are likely to change.  For example, the header file names
@@ -11,6 +11,3 @@ For examples if things that should work, look in the ../tests directory.
 DOCUMENTATION:
 See http://www.sgi.com/Technology/STL/ or http://www.dinkumware.com/
 on the World-Wide Web.
-
-	--Jason Merrill
-Cygnus Support     jason@cygnus.com