diff --git a/reference/session/examples.xml b/reference/session/examples.xml
index 75b2ee2028..b8dba94bd4 100644
--- a/reference/session/examples.xml
+++ b/reference/session/examples.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  &reftitle.examples;
  <section xml:id="session.examples.basic">
   <title>Basic usage</title>
-  <note>
    <para>
     Sessions are a simple way to store data for individual users against a unique session ID.
     This can be used to persist state information between page requests.  Session IDs are normally
@@ -37,16 +36,7 @@
     Sessions normally shutdown automatically when PHP is finished executing a script, but can be
     manually shutdown using the <function>session_write_close</function> function.
    </para>
-  </note>
   <para>
-   Use of <varname>$_SESSION</varname> (or
-   <varname>$HTTP_SESSION_VARS</varname> with PHP 4.0.6 or less) is
-   recommended for improved security and code readability. With
-   <varname>$_SESSION</varname>, there is no need to use the
-   <function>session_register</function>,
-   <function>session_unregister</function>,
-   <function>session_is_registered</function> functions. Session variables
-   are accessible like any other variables.
    <example>
     <title>
      Registering a variable with <varname>$_SESSION</varname>.
@@ -66,9 +56,7 @@ if (!isset($_SESSION['count'])) {
    </example>
    <example>
     <title>
-     Unregistering a variable with <varname>$_SESSION</varname> and
-     <link
-     linkend="ini.register-globals">register_globals</link> disabled.
+     Unregistering a variable with <varname>$_SESSION</varname>.
     </title>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
@@ -96,26 +84,6 @@ unset($_SESSION['count']);
     to restore a reference to another variable.
    </para>
   </warning>
-  <para>
-   If <link
-   linkend="ini.register-globals">register_globals</link>
-   is enabled, then each global variable can be registered as session
-   variable. Upon a restart of a session, these variables will be restored
-   to corresponding global variables. Since PHP must know which global
-   variables are registered as session variables, users need to register
-   variables with <function>session_register</function> function.
-   You can avoid this by simply setting entries in
-   <varname>$_SESSION</varname>.
-  </para>
-  <para>
-   If <link
-   linkend="ini.register-globals">register_globals</link>
-   is enabled, then the global variables and the
-   <varname>$_SESSION</varname> entries will automatically reference the
-   same values which were registered in the prior session instance.
-   However, if the variable is registered by <varname>$_SESSION</varname>
-   then the global variable is available since the next request.
-  </para>
  </section>
 
  <section xml:id="session.idpassing">