diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2550ab002..5eb66459f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
     sync      likewise, but also for metadata
     nonblock  use non-blocking I/O
     nofollow  do not follow symlinks
-    noctty    do not assign controlling terminal from file
 
   stty now provides support (iutf8) for setting UTF-8 input mode.