diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 872378d9d..76923973f 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-04-22  Neil Jerram  <neil@ossau.uklinux.net>
 
+	* README: Note removal of r4rs, and provide a reference.
+
 	* scheme-control.texi (Exceptions): Extended documentation.
 	(Continuations): Correct "except" typo, and fix reference to
 	Exceptions node.  Plus minor review changes.
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index f3a6cdbf9..d72418148 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
-info_TEXINFOS = guile.texi r4rs.texi r5rs.texi goops.texi guile-tut.texi
+info_TEXINFOS = guile.texi r5rs.texi goops.texi guile-tut.texi
 
 guile_TEXINFOS = preface.texi intro.texi scheme-intro.texi \
 	scheme-ideas.texi scheme-data.texi scheme-procedures.texi \
diff --git a/doc/README b/doc/README
index 2f4ec3432..3ecd329b4 100644
--- a/doc/README
+++ b/doc/README
@@ -12,11 +12,10 @@ The documentation consists of the following manuals.
   reference documentation for using GOOPS, Guile's Object Oriented
   Programming System.
 
-- The Revised^4 and Revised^5 Reports on the Algorithmic Language
-  Scheme (r4rs.texi and r5rs.texi).
+- The Revised^5 Report on the Algorithmic Language Scheme (r5rs.texi).
 
 Please be aware that this is all very much work in progress (apart
-from the Revised Reports).  Bug reports and contributions are
+from the Revised^5 Report).  Bug reports and contributions are
 welcome!
 
 The file `oldfmt.c' contains a function which can be used by
@@ -27,3 +26,8 @@ The `sources' directory includes some stuff relevant to the Guile
 reference manual, and which may eventually be folded in to it.  It's
 not immediately relevant, however, which is why it's not in this
 directory.
+
+The Revised^4 Report (r4rs.texi) is no longer in this distribution, as
+it is completely superseded by the Revised^5 Report.  If you need to
+consult R4RS, it is still widely available, for example at
+http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/projects/info/SchemeDocs/r4rs/.
diff --git a/doc/r4rs.texi b/doc/r4rs.texi
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000