diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index a0f48f70c..d97e465a6 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@ tail: don't use xlseek; it *exits*.
   Instead, maybe use a macro and return nonzero.
 
 add mktemp?  Suggested by Nelson Beebe
+
+Now that AC_FUNC_LSTAT and AC_FUNC_STAT are in autoconf,
+remove m4/stat.m4 and m4/lstat.m4.