diff --git a/reference/readline/book.xml b/reference/readline/book.xml
index eb02e3b4fa35..5e2822d96e51 100644
--- a/reference/readline/book.xml
+++ b/reference/readline/book.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  
 <book xml:id="book.readline" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <?phpdoc extension-membership="bundledexternal" ?>
- <title>Readline</title>
+ <title>GNU Readline</title>
  <titleabbrev>Readline</titleabbrev>
  
  <!-- {{{ preface -->
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   &reftitle.intro;
   <para>
    The readline functions implement an interface
-   to the libedit library. These are functions that provide
+   to the GNU Readline library. These are functions that provide
    editable command lines. An example being the way Bash allows you
    to use the arrow keys to insert characters or scroll through
    command history. Because of the interactive nature of this
diff --git a/reference/readline/configure.xml b/reference/readline/configure.xml
index c19cda1bf0f5..99ae53e3c2b3 100644
--- a/reference/readline/configure.xml
+++ b/reference/readline/configure.xml
@@ -3,41 +3,15 @@
 <section xml:id="readline.installation" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  &reftitle.install;
  <para>
-  To use these functions the CGI or CLI version of PHP must be compiled
+  To use these functions you must compile the CGI or CLI version of PHP
   with readline support. You need to configure PHP
-  <option role="configure">--with-readline</option>.
+  <option role="configure">--with-readline[=DIR]</option>.
+  If you want to use the libedit readline replacement, configure PHP
+  <option role="configure">--with-libedit[=DIR]</option>.
  </para>
  <para>
   On Windows this extension is available by default as of PHP 7.1.0.
  </para>
- <simplesect role="changelog">
-  &reftitle.changelog;
-  <para>
-   <informaltable>
-    <tgroup cols="2">
-     <thead>
-      <row>
-       <entry>&Version;</entry>
-       <entry>&Description;</entry>
-      </row>
-     </thead>
-     <tbody>
-      <row>
-       <entry>8.4.0</entry>
-       <entry>
-        Configure option <option role="configure">--with-libedit</option>
-        has been removed in favor of the
-        <option role="configure">--with-readline</option> which now doesn't
-        accept a DIR argument anymore in favor of the pkg-config and now links
-        to the libedit library, a non-GPL replacement for the GNU Readline
-        library.
-       </entry>
-      </row>
-     </tbody>
-    </tgroup>
-   </informaltable>
-  </para>
- </simplesect>
 </section>
 
 <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
diff --git a/reference/readline/constants.xml b/reference/readline/constants.xml
index af8391301d59..b44928834846 100644
--- a/reference/readline/constants.xml
+++ b/reference/readline/constants.xml
@@ -14,38 +14,9 @@
      The library which is used for readline support; currently either
      <literal>readline</literal> or <literal>libedit</literal>.
     </simpara>
-    <simpara>
-     Removed as of PHP 8.4.0.
-    </simpara>
    </listitem>
   </varlistentry>
  </variablelist>
-
- <formalpara>
-  &reftitle.changelog;
-  <para>
-   <informaltable>
-    <tgroup cols="2">
-     <thead>
-      <row>
-       <entry>&Version;</entry>
-       <entry>&Description;</entry>
-      </row>
-     </thead>
-     <tbody>
-      <row>
-       <entry>8.4.0</entry>
-       <entry>
-        The <constant>READLINE_LIB</constant> has been removed. The library
-        which is used for readline support; either <literal>readline</literal>
-        or <literal>libedit</literal>.
-       </entry>
-      </row>
-     </tbody>
-    </tgroup>
-   </informaltable>
-  </para>
- </formalpara>
 </appendix>
 <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file
 Local variables:
diff --git a/reference/readline/setup.xml b/reference/readline/setup.xml
index 573df5e697fb..b10609df03fd 100644
--- a/reference/readline/setup.xml
+++ b/reference/readline/setup.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,15 @@
  <section xml:id="readline.requirements">
   &reftitle.required;
   <para>
-   To use the readline functions, the libedit library must be installed. The
-   libedit library is BSD-licensed and available for download from
+   To use the readline functions, you need to install libreadline. You can
+   find libreadline on the home page of the GNU Readline project, at
+   <link xlink:href="&url.readline;">&url.readline;</link>.
+   It's maintained by Chet Ramey, who's also the author of Bash.
+  </para>
+  <para>
+   You can also use these functions with the libedit library, a non-GPL
+   replacement for the readline library. The libedit library is BSD
+   licensed and available for download from
    <link xlink:href="&url.libedit;">&url.libedit;</link>.
   </para>
  </section>