diff --git a/reference/dom/reference.xml b/reference/dom/reference.xml
index 566a9e80cb..157a8327fe 100644
--- a/reference/dom/reference.xml
+++ b/reference/dom/reference.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.24 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.25 $ -->
 <!-- Purpose: xml -->
 <!-- Membership: bundled, external -->
 
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@
    <section id="dom.intro">
     &reftitle.intro;
     <para>
-     The DOM extension is the replacement for the
-     <link linkend="ref.domxml">DOM XML</link> extension from PHP 4.
-     The extension still contains many old functions, but they should no
-     longer be used. In particular, functions that are not object-oriented
-     should be avoided.
+     The DOM extension allows you to operate on XML documents through the DOM
+     API with PHP 5.
     </para>
     <para>
-     The extension allows you to operate on an XML document with the DOM API.
+     For PHP 4, use <link linkend="ref.domxml">DOM XML</link>.
     </para>
    </section>
 
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@
     &reftitle.classes;
     <para>
      The API of the module follows the <ulink
-     url="&url.dom2.spec;">DOM Level 2</ulink> standard as closely
+     url="&url.dom3.spec;">DOM Level 3</ulink> standard as closely
      as possible. Consequently, the API is fully object-oriented.
      It is a good idea to have the DOM standard available when
      using this module.