diff --git a/doc/ref.php b/doc/ref.php
index 30d79a92..599a1a77 100644
--- a/doc/ref.php
+++ b/doc/ref.php
@@ -811,10 +811,6 @@ EOL;
               <throws>
                 <para>An exception object of type <code>std::out_of_range</code> if no such element is present.</para>
               </throws>
-              <notes>
-                <para>This is not specified in the draft standard, but that is probably an oversight. The issue has been raised in
-                  <ulink url="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.std.c++/browse_thread/thread/ab7c22a868fd370b">comp.std.c++</ulink>.</para>
-              </notes>
             </overloaded-method>
 <?php endif; ?>
           </method-group>
diff --git a/doc/ref.xml b/doc/ref.xml
index a31236dd..101064c5 100644
--- a/doc/ref.xml
+++ b/doc/ref.xml
@@ -2618,10 +2618,6 @@ file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
               <throws>
                 <para>An exception object of type <code>std::out_of_range</code> if no such element is present.</para>
               </throws>
-              <notes>
-                <para>This is not specified in the draft standard, but that is probably an oversight. The issue has been raised in
-                  <ulink url="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.std.c++/browse_thread/thread/ab7c22a868fd370b">comp.std.c++</ulink>.</para>
-              </notes>
             </overloaded-method>
           </method-group>
           <method-group name="bucket interface">