diff --git a/functions/filesystem.xml b/functions/filesystem.xml
index e2cdef8933..935f4e13bc 100644
--- a/functions/filesystem.xml
+++ b/functions/filesystem.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.125 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.126 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.filesystem">
   <title>Filesystem functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Filesystem</titleabbrev>
@@ -595,12 +595,6 @@ fclose ($fp);
      <function>popen</function>, or
      <function>fsockopen</function>.
     </simpara>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      The <parameter>length</parameter> parameter is only optional in
-      PHP 4.2.0 and newer versions.
-     </para>
-    </note>
     <para>
      A simple example follows:
      <example>