diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 13ab506ca..f31db5422 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ instead.
 
 Use scm_c_source_property_breakpoint_p instead.
 
+** Removed from scm_root_state: def_inp, def_outp, def_errp.  These were
+unused copies of the standard ports when Guile was initialised.
+
 ** Removed definitions:  scm_lisp_nil, scm_lisp_t, s_nil_ify, scm_m_nil_ify,
 s_t_ify, scm_m_t_ify, s_0_cond, scm_m_0_cond, s_0_ify, scm_m_0_ify, s_1_ify,
 scm_m_1_ify, scm_debug_newcell,	scm_debug_newcell2, scm_tc16_allocated,