diff --git a/reference/spl/countable/count.xml b/reference/spl/countable/count.xml
index 993186adda..45ccbaae35 100644
--- a/reference/spl/countable/count.xml
+++ b/reference/spl/countable/count.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   &reftitle.description;
   <methodsynopsis>
    <modifier>abstract</modifier> <modifier>public</modifier> <type>int</type><methodname>Countable::count</methodname>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>mode</parameter><initializer>COUNT_NORMAL</initializer></methodparam>
+   <void />
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    This method is executed when using the <function>count</function> function on an
@@ -21,22 +21,7 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
   &reftitle.parameters;
-  <para>
-   <variablelist>
-    <varlistentry>
-     <term><parameter>mode</parameter></term>
-     <listitem>
-      <para>
-       The optional <parameter>mode</parameter> parameter will be set to
-       <constant>COUNT_NORMAL</constant> or <constant>COUNT_RECURSIVE</constant>, depending 
-       on what value was passed to the second parameter of <function>count</function>.
-       This is particularly useful for counting all the elements of
-       a multidimensional array/Countable combination.
-      </para>
-     </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-   </variablelist>
-  </para>
+  &no.function.parameters;
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
@@ -51,30 +36,6 @@
   </note>
  </refsect1>
 
- <refsect1 role="changelog">
-  &reftitle.changelog;
-  <para>
-   <informaltable>
-    <tgroup cols="2">
-     <thead>
-      <row>
-       <entry>&Version;</entry>
-       <entry>&Description;</entry>
-      </row>
-     </thead>
-     <tbody>
-      <row>
-       <entry>5.6.0</entry>
-       <entry>
-        The optional <parameter>mode</parameter> parameter was added.
-       </entry>
-      </row>
-     </tbody>
-    </tgroup>
-   </informaltable>
-  </para>
- </refsect1>
-
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>