diff --git a/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md b/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md
index 68e294808d..e366254996 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ in the curl-www repo
 
 - edit `Makefile` (version number and date),
 
-- edit `_newslog.html` (announce the new release) and
-
 - edit `_changes.html` (insert changes+bugfixes from RELEASE-NOTES)
 
 - commit all local changes