diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index e863cdfbdf45..ca4934e9f01b 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-03-13  Gerald Pfeifer  <gerald@pfeifer.com>
+
+	* doc/install.texi (Specific) <avr>: Remove reference to
+	binutils 2.13.
+
 2017-03-13  Jeff Law  <law@redhat.com>
 
 	* config/riscv/riscv.c (riscv_emit_float_compare): Use fallthru
diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index dced17d650f9..8b9e384949d2 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -3396,8 +3396,6 @@ can also be obtained from:
 @uref{http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/,,http://www.amelek.gda.pl/avr/}
 @end itemize
 
-We @emph{strongly} recommend using binutils 2.13 or newer.
-
 The following error:
 @smallexample
 Error: register required