diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml
index de6756b4..111fb5e6 100644
--- a/protocol/wayland.xml
+++ b/protocol/wayland.xml
@@ -1572,10 +1572,6 @@
 	wl_surface.commit assigns pending damage as the current damage,
 	and clears pending damage. The server will clear the current
 	damage as it repaints the surface.
-
-	Note! New clients should not use this request. Instead damage can be
-	posted with wl_surface.damage_buffer which uses buffer coordinates
-	instead of surface coordinates.
       </description>
       <arg name="x" type="int" summary="surface-local x coordinate"/>
       <arg name="y" type="int" summary="surface-local y coordinate"/>