diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
index f3c7f3aa54d8ec4f7ae8fd4a3c502a68e1362ce3..3b03e86a1eb66deb68cfe7ab9edc60cf5a4ba946 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml,v 1.36 2006/01/22 20:34:11 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/update.sgml,v 1.37 2006/03/08 22:59:09 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -232,20 +232,6 @@ UPDATE employees SET sales_count = sales_count + 1 WHERE id =
 </programlisting>
   </para>
 
-  <para>
-   Now that all the papers are signed, update the most recently closed
-   deal of the travelling salesperson who closed the Rocket Powered
-   Skates deal with the Acme Corporation.
-<programlisting>
-UPDATE employees SET last_closed_deal = deal.id
-    FROM accounts JOIN deals ON (account.id = deal.account_id)
-    WHERE deal.employee_id = employees.id
-    AND deal.name = 'Rocket Powered Skates'
-    AND accounts.name = 'Acme Corporation'
-    ORDER BY deal.signed_date DESC LIMIT 1;
-</programlisting>
-  </para>
-
   <para>
    Attempt to insert a new stock item along with the quantity of stock. If
    the item already exists, instead update the stock count of the existing