diff --git a/language/functions.xml b/language/functions.xml
index d7d5745d42..90e6bfa0a7 100644
--- a/language/functions.xml
+++ b/language/functions.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.23 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.24 $ -->
  <chapter id="functions">
   <title>Functions</title>
 
@@ -121,28 +121,6 @@ echo $str;    // outputs 'This is a string, and something extra.'
      </informalexample>
     </para>
  
-    <para>
-     If you wish to pass a variable by reference to a function which
-     does not do this by default, you may prepend an ampersand to the
-     argument name in the function call:
- 
-     <informalexample>
-      <programlisting role="php">
-<![CDATA[
-function foo ($bar)
-{
-    $bar .= ' and something extra.';
-}
-$str = 'This is a string, ';
-foo ($str);
-echo $str;    // outputs 'This is a string, '
-foo (&$str);
-echo $str;    // outputs 'This is a string, and something extra.'
-]]>
-      </programlisting>
-     </informalexample>
-    </para>
-
    </sect2>
  
    <sect2 id="functions.arguments.default">