diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index d3a99af86b7..02007830bfc 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ any.
 ** The obsolete calling convention of 'error' has been removed.
 That convention was: '(error &rest ARGS)'.
 
+** The 'rx' category name 'chinese-two-byte' must now be spelled correctly.
+An old alternative name (without the first 'e') has been removed.
+
 
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 31.1
 
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el
index 7113d5a6241..2a2315f08b5 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/rx.el
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 ;; (repeat N FORM)              (= N FORM)
 ;; (syntax CHARACTER)           (syntax NAME)
 ;; (syntax CHAR-SYM)      [1]   (syntax NAME)
-;; (category chinse-two-byte)   (category chinese-two-byte)
 ;; unibyte                      ascii
 ;; multibyte                    nonascii
 ;; --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1011,7 +1010,6 @@ Return (REGEXP . PRECEDENCE)."
     (not-at-beginning-of-line   . ?>)
     (alpha-numeric-two-byte     . ?A)
     (chinese-two-byte           . ?C)
-    (chinse-two-byte            . ?C)   ; A typo in Emacs 21.1-24.3.
     (greek-two-byte             . ?G)
     (japanese-hiragana-two-byte . ?H)
     (indian-two-byte            . ?I)