diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 67183db2782..475ceeb396d 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ but switching to `ash` is generally much preferable.
 'find-emacs-lisp-shadows', 'newsticker-cache-filename',
 'redisplay-end-trigger-functions', 'set-window-redisplay-end-trigger',
 'unify-8859-on-decoding-mode', 'unify-8859-on-encoding-mode',
-'vc-arch-command', 'window-redisplay-end-trigger'.
+'vc-arch-command', 'window-redisplay-end-trigger', 'x-selection'.
 
 ---
 ** Some functions and variables obsolete since Emacs 21 or 22 have been removed:
diff --git a/lisp/select.el b/lisp/select.el
index 019be9cb23b..e407c224367 100644
--- a/lisp/select.el
+++ b/lisp/select.el
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ other programs (X Windows clients or MS Windows programs).  But, if this
 variable is set, it is used for the next communication only.
 After the communication, this variable is set to nil.")
 
-;; Only declared obsolete in 23.3.
-(define-obsolete-function-alias 'x-selection 'x-get-selection "at least 19.34")
-
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias 'x-select-enable-clipboard
   'select-enable-clipboard "25.1")
 (defcustom select-enable-clipboard t