diff --git a/Documentation/serial/tty.txt b/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
index dbe6623fed1c..973c8ad3f959 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
+++ b/Documentation/serial/tty.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 Your guide to the ancient and twisted locking policies of the tty layer and
 the warped logic behind them. Beware all ye who read on.
 
-FIXME: still need to work out the full set of BKL assumptions and document
-them so they can eventually be killed off.
-
 
 Line Discipline
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