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diff --git a/src/echo.c b/src/echo.c
index 21213bf1f..8a6466ea8 100644
--- a/src/echo.c
+++ b/src/echo.c
@@ -28,25 +28,6 @@
proper_name ("Brian Fox"), \
proper_name ("Chet Ramey")
-/* echo [-neE] [arg ...]
-Output the ARGs. If -n is specified, the trailing newline is
-suppressed. If the -e option is given, interpretation of the
-following backslash-escaped characters is turned on:
- \a alert (bell)
- \b backspace
- \c suppress trailing newline
- \f form feed
- \n new line
- \r carriage return
- \t horizontal tab
- \v vertical tab
- \\ backslash
- \0NNN the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal).
-
-You can explicitly turn off the interpretation of the above characters
-on System V systems with the -E option.
-*/
-
/* If true, interpret backslash escapes by default. */
#ifndef DEFAULT_ECHO_TO_XPG
enum { DEFAULT_ECHO_TO_XPG = false };
@@ -86,7 +67,7 @@ If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:\n\
\\b backspace\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
- \\c suppress trailing newline\n\
+ \\c produce no further output\n\
\\f form feed\n\
\\n new line\n\
\\r carriage return\n\