diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml
index 05e2a8f8be..8c69cc711a 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/wal.sgml
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@@ -888,14 +888,6 @@
    available stock of numbers.
   </para>
 
-  <para>
-   It is advantageous if the WAL is located on a different disk from the
-   main database files.  This can be achieved by moving the
-   <filename>pg_wal</filename> directory to another location (while the server
-   is shut down, of course) and creating a symbolic link from the
-   original location in the main data directory to the new location.
-  </para>
-
   <para>
    The aim of <acronym>WAL</acronym> is to ensure that the log is
    written before database records are altered, but this can be subverted by