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diff --git a/Doc/library/io.rst b/Doc/library/io.rst
index b0b898d..cfd1af5 100644
--- a/Doc/library/io.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/io.rst
@@ -505,8 +505,9 @@ Buffered Streams
The constructor creates a :class:`BufferedWriter` for the given writeable
*raw* stream. If the *buffer_size* is not given, it defaults to
- :data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`. If *max_buffer_size* is omitted, it defaults to
- twice the buffer size.
+ :data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`.
+
+ *max_buffer_size* is unused and deprecated.
:class:`BufferedWriter` provides or overrides these methods in addition to
those from :class:`BufferedIOBase` and :class:`IOBase`:
@@ -532,8 +533,9 @@ Buffered Streams
*reader* and *writer* are :class:`RawIOBase` objects that are readable and
writeable respectively. If the *buffer_size* is omitted it defaults to
- :data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`. The *max_buffer_size* (for the buffered writer)
- defaults to twice the buffer size.
+ :data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`.
+
+ *max_buffer_size* is unused and deprecated.
:class:`BufferedRWPair` implements all of :class:`BufferedIOBase`\'s methods.
@@ -545,8 +547,9 @@ Buffered Streams
The constructor creates a reader and writer for a seekable raw stream, given
in the first argument. If the *buffer_size* is omitted it defaults to
- :data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`. The *max_buffer_size* (for the buffered writer)
- defaults to twice the buffer size.
+ :data:`DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE`.
+
+ *max_buffer_size* is unused and deprecated.
:class:`BufferedRandom` is capable of anything :class:`BufferedReader` or
:class:`BufferedWriter` can do.