diff --git a/man4/pts.4 b/man4/pts.4
index 25fb88fa8..0b0682433 100644
--- a/man4/pts.4
+++ b/man4/pts.4
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ is done using the
 .I devpts
 filesystem, which should be mounted on
 .IR /dev/pts .
-.PP
-Before this UNIX 98 scheme, master pseudoterminals were called
-.IR /dev/ptyp0 ", ..."
-and slave pseudoterminals
-.IR /dev/ttyp0 ", ..."
-and one needed lots of preallocated device nodes.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR getpt (3),
 .BR grantpt (3),