diff --git a/appendices/migration53.xml b/appendices/migration53.xml
index 72b9dba8d0..7eccf65bdc 100644
--- a/appendices/migration53.xml
+++ b/appendices/migration53.xml
@@ -691,12 +691,6 @@
      Call-time pass-by-reference is now deprecated.
     </simpara>
    </listitem>
-   <listitem>
-    <simpara>
-     The use of <literal>{}</literal> to access string offsets is deprecated.
-     Use <literal>[]</literal> instead.
-    </simpara>
-   </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
  </section>