diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7259daf0..1b1aa4d4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ NEW FUNCTIONS
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 * The new function `boot.ia()` is conceptually similar to `resample.ia()`,
-  except it resamples with replacement. This may be absorbed into `resample.ia()`
-  as an extra parameter of "replace".
+  except it resamples with replacement. 
   
 NEW FEATURES
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