1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 327dda297e2..80d88df4663 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -4690,13 +4690,8 @@ explicitly; for example, if an image is put in etc/images/foo/bar.xpm:
   (defimage foo-image '((:type xpm :file "foo/bar.xpm")))
 
 +++
-*** The new variable `max-image-size' defines the maximum size of an
-image, relative to the selected frame, that Emacs will load.
-
-This is a floating point number that is multiplied by the width and
-height of the selected frame (in pixels), to give the maximum image
-width and height.  Emacs will not load an image into memory if it is
-larger than this.
+*** The new variable `max-image-size' defines the maximum size of
+images that Emacs will load and display.
 
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