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diff --git a/doc/lispref/positions.texi b/doc/lispref/positions.texi
index 1d748b87529..b88e76e8230 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/positions.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/positions.texi
@@ -191,25 +191,18 @@ in the opposite direction.
 @node Word Motion
 @subsection Motion by Words
 
-  The functions for parsing words described below use the syntax table
-to decide whether a given character is part of a word.  @xref{Syntax
-Tables}.
+  These functions for parsing words use the syntax table to decide
+whether a given character is part of a word.  @xref{Syntax Tables}.
 
 @deffn Command forward-word &optional count
 This function moves point forward @var{count} words (or backward if
 @var{count} is negative).  If @var{count} is omitted or @code{nil}, it
-defaults to 1.  In an interactive call, @var{count} is specified by
-the numeric prefix argument.
+defaults to 1.
 
 ``Moving one word'' means moving until point crosses a
-word-constituent character, which indicates the beginning of a word,
-and then continue moving until the word ends.  By default, characters
-that begin and end words, known as @dfn{word boundaries}, are defined
-by the current buffer's syntax table (@pxref{Syntax Class Table}), but
-modes can override that by setting up a suitable
-@code{find-word-boundary-function-table}, described below.  In any
-case, this function cannot move point past the boundary of the
-accessible portion of the buffer, or across a field boundary
+word-constituent character and then encounters a word-separator
+character.  However, this function cannot move point past the boundary
+of the accessible portion of the buffer, or across a field boundary
 (@pxref{Fields}).  The most common case of a field boundary is the end
 of the prompt in the minibuffer.
 
@@ -221,6 +214,8 @@ the buffer boundary or field boundary.
 If @code{inhibit-field-text-motion} is non-@code{nil},
 this function ignores field boundaries.
 
+In an interactive call, @var{count} is specified by the numeric prefix
+argument.
 @end deffn
 
 @deffn Command backward-word &optional count
@@ -230,10 +225,10 @@ backward until encountering the front of a word, rather than forward.
 
 @defopt words-include-escapes
 @c Emacs 19 feature
-This variable affects the behavior of @code{forward-word} and
-@code{backward-word}, and everything that uses them.  If it is
-non-@code{nil}, then characters in the escape and character-quote
-syntax classes count as part of words.  Otherwise, they do not.
+This variable affects the behavior of @code{forward-word} and everything
+that uses it.  If it is non-@code{nil}, then characters in the
+escape and character-quote syntax classes count as part of
+words.  Otherwise, they do not.
 @end defopt
 
 @defvar inhibit-field-text-motion
@@ -242,37 +237,6 @@ If this variable is non-@code{nil}, certain motion functions including
 @code{forward-paragraph} ignore field boundaries.
 @end defvar
 
-@defvar find-word-boundary-function-table
-This variable affects the behavior of @code{forward-word} and
-@code{backward-word}, and everything that uses them.  Its value is a
-char-table (@pxref{Char-Tables}) of functions to search for word
-boundaries.  If a character has a non-@code{nil} entry in this table,
-then when a word starts or ends with that character, the corresponding
-function will be called with 2 arguments: @var{pos} and @var{limit}.
-The function should return the position of the other word boundary.
-Specifically, if @var{pos} is smaller than @var{limit}, then @var{pos}
-is at the beginning of a word, and the function should return the
-position after the last character of the word; otherwise, @var{pos} is
-at the last character of a word, and the function should return the
-position of that word's first character.
-@end defvar
-
-@defun forward-word-strictly &optional count
-This function is like @code{forward-word}, but it is not affected by
-@code{find-word-boundary-function-table}.  Lisp programs that should
-not change behavior when word movement is modified by modes which set
-that table, such as @code{subword-mode}, should use this function
-instead of @code{forward-word}.
-@end defun
-
-@defun backward-word-strictly &optional count
-This function is like @code{backward-word}, but it is not affected by
-@code{find-word-boundary-function-table}.  Like with
-@code{forward-word-strictly}, use this function instead of
-@code{backward-word} when movement by words should only consider
-syntax tables.
-@end defun
-
 @node Buffer End Motion
 @subsection Motion to an End of the Buffer
 @cindex move to beginning or end of buffer