diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.txt b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
index 9937db9bfd..19981ad93b 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ Drupal 8.3.0, 2017-04-05
     * Integrated PHPUnit verbose output in SimpleTest UI.
     * Improved backward compatibility with WebTestBase.
     * Improved backward compatibility between BrowserTestBase and WebTestBase.
-    * PHPUnit based tests now use the backwards compatible base classes to
-      make it possible to update to PHPUnit 5.x or 6.x later on.
     * Many old WebTestBase tests have been moved to BrowserTestBase.
     * Expanded automated test coverage for JavaScript.
 - Package management: