diff --git a/doc/misc/message.texi b/doc/misc/message.texi
index bd20aec5bc6..588108e27ff 100644
--- a/doc/misc/message.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/message.texi
@@ -289,12 +289,7 @@ supersede the message in the current buffer.
 
 @vindex message-ignored-supersedes-headers
 Headers matching the @code{message-ignored-supersedes-headers} are
-removed before popping up the new message buffer.  The default is@*
-@samp{^Path:\\|^Date\\|^NNTP-Posting-Host:\\|^Xref:\\|^Lines:\\|@*
-^Received:\\|^X-From-Line:\\|^X-Trace:\\|^X-Complaints-To:\\|@*
-Return-Path:\\|^Supersedes:\\|^NNTP-Posting-Date:\\|^X-Trace:\\|@*
-^X-Complaints-To:\\|^Cancel-Lock:\\|^Cancel-Key:\\|^X-Hashcash:\\|@*
-^X-Payment:\\|^Approved:}.
+removed before popping up the new message buffer.