2 files changed, 1 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index d6fcd0a36f9f..4135d8c5bcae 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -881,16 +881,6 @@ config FTAPE
           module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
           module will be called ftape.
 
-          Note that the Ftape-HOWTO is out of date (sorry) and documents the
-          older version 2.08 of this software but still contains useful
-          information.  There is a web page with more recent documentation at
-          <http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/>.  This page
-          always contains the latest release of the ftape driver and useful
-          information (backup software, ftape related patches and
-          documentation, FAQ).  Note that the file system interface has
-          changed quite a bit compared to previous versions of ftape.  Please
-          read <file:Documentation/ftape.txt>.
-
 source "drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig"
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig b/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig
index 7d3ecb56a1bd..0d65189a7ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig
@@ -25,17 +25,7 @@ config ZFTAPE
           support", above) then `zft-compressor' will be loaded
           automatically by zftape when needed.
 
-          Despite its name, zftape does NOT use compression by default.  The
-          file <file:Documentation/ftape.txt> contains a short description of
-          the most important changes in the file system interface compared to
-          previous versions of ftape.  The ftape home page
-          <http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/> contains
-          further information.
-
-          IMPORTANT NOTE: zftape can read archives created by previous
-          versions of ftape and provide file mark support (i.e. fast skipping
-          between tape archives) but previous version of ftape will lack file
-          mark support when reading archives produced by zftape.
+          Despite its name, zftape does NOT use compression by default.
 
 config ZFT_DFLT_BLK_SZ
         int "Default block size"