diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 2ba8461b0631..d336e4d42029 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -1789,7 +1789,6 @@ The Linux kernel has a number of locking constructs:
  (*) mutexes
  (*) semaphores
  (*) R/W semaphores
- (*) RCU
 
 In all cases there are variants on "ACQUIRE" operations and "RELEASE" operations
 for each construct.  These operations all imply certain barriers: