diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index dcb58e4eb..04faa7ef2 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ Adapt these contribution guidelines for coreutils:
 Bug-fix changes expected to go in, right after 5.2.0:
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-  POSIX requires that `ls a-dir b-file' list b-file first.
-
   expr patch from Paul Eggert