diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index f20624200..759f7286f 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ PS/2 Mice
 If your PS/2 mouse does not work, make sure that the modules psmouse and
 mousedev are loaded.
 
-mem= on 2.4.19 and later
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-mem=xxxM can no longer be used to enlarge the RAM that the kernel uses.
-You must specify the exact memory map.  For example, Compaq Proliant users
-can specify mem=48M@16M if they have 64M of memory.
-
 Non-free bits removed
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 * Keyspan firmware, driver disabled