diff --git a/reference/session/functions/session-set-save-handler.xml b/reference/session/functions/session-set-save-handler.xml
index 3754be7312..d50e06be18 100644
--- a/reference/session/functions/session-set-save-handler.xml
+++ b/reference/session/functions/session-set-save-handler.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.4 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
 <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/session.xml, last change in rev 1.23 -->
   <refentry id="function.session-set-save-handler">
    <refnamediv>
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@
      is preferred.  i.e. Storing the session data in a local database.
      &return.success;
     </para>
-    <note>
-     <para>
-      You must set the configuration option
-      <parameter>session.save_handler</parameter> to
-      <parameter>user</parameter> in your &php.ini; file for
-      <function>session_set_save_handler</function> to take effect.
-     </para>
-    </note>
     <note>
      <para>
       The "write" handler is not executed until after the output