diff --git a/README b/README
index 0523c530..e48b5556 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ Q. When completing on a symlink to a directory, bash does not append
    the trailing / and I have to hit <Tab> again. I don't like this.
 
 A. This has nothing to do with bash_completion. It's the default for
-   completing symlinks to directories in bash 2.05a, and was added
+   completing symlinks to directories since bash 2.05a, and was added
    because sometimes you want to operate on the symlink itself, rather
    than what it points to.
 
-   In bash 2.05b and later, you can get the pre-2.05a behaviour back
-   by putting 'set mark-symlinked-directories on' in your /etc/inputrc
-   or ~/.inputrc file.
+   You can get the pre-2.05a behaviour back by putting
+   'set mark-symlinked-directories on' in your /etc/inputrc or ~/.inputrc
+   file.
 
 Q. Completion goes awry when I try to complete on something that contains
    a colon.
diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index ab9cd8e9..48982bc0 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #
 #   bash_completion - programmable completion functions for bash 3.x
-#             (backwards compatible with bash 2.05b)
 #
 #   Copyright © 2006-2008, Ian Macdonald <ian@caliban.org>
 #             © 2009, Bash Completion Maintainers