diff --git a/etc/NEWS.unicode b/etc/NEWS.unicode
index 24c01b29af9..1a03499ff61 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS.unicode
+++ b/etc/NEWS.unicode
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ that range have the same value.
   cp-make-coding-systems-for-codepage, cp-charset-for-codepage,
   cp-language-for-codepage, cp-offset-for-codepage,
   cp-supported-codepages
+You don't need them anymore because coding systems created by these
+functions are supported from the start now.
 
 
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