diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 5b3bc132926e..1332514b8a57 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ handbook:
 Items affecting the ports and packages system can be found in
 /usr/ports/UPDATING.  Please read that file before running portupgrade.
 
-NOTE: FreeBSD has switched from gcc to clang. If you have trouble bootstrapping
-from older versions of FreeBSD, try WITHOUT_CLANG and WITH_GCC to bootstrap to
-the tip of head, and then rebuild without this option. The bootstrap process
-from older version of current across the gcc/clang cutover is a bit fragile.
-
 NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 13.x IS SLOW:
 	FreeBSD 13.x has many debugging features turned on, in both the kernel
 	and userland.  These features attempt to detect incorrect use of