diff --git a/language/operators.xml b/language/operators.xml
index 83ecd777c9..8873370014 100644
--- a/language/operators.xml
+++ b/language/operators.xml
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@
          <literal>^=</literal> 
          <literal>&lt;&lt;=</literal> 
          <literal>&gt;&gt;=</literal>
-         <literal>=&gt;</literal>
         </entry>
         <entry>
          <link linkend="language.operators.assignment">assignment</link>
@@ -451,11 +450,6 @@ $a = ($b = 4) + 5; // $a is equal to 9 now, and $b has been set to 4.
      </programlisting>
     </informalexample>
    </para>
-   <para>
-    For <type>arrays</type>, assigning a value to a named key is performed using
-    the "=&gt;" operator. The <link linkend="language.operators.precedence">precedence</link>
-    of this operator is the same as other assignment operators.
-   </para>
    <para>
     In addition to the basic assignment operator, there are "combined
     operators" for all of the <link linkend="language.operators">binary