diff --git a/Doc/source/designspaceLib/scripting.rst b/Doc/source/designspaceLib/scripting.rst
index 63235eec0..8e07ab149 100644
--- a/Doc/source/designspaceLib/scripting.rst
+++ b/Doc/source/designspaceLib/scripting.rst
@@ -221,23 +221,6 @@ Saving
     path = "myprototype.designspace"
     doc.write(path)
 
-************************
-Reading old designspaces
-************************
-
-Old designspace files might not contain ``axes`` definitions. This is
-how you reconstruct the axes from the extremes of the source locations
-
-.. code:: python
-
-    doc.checkAxes()
-
-This is how you check the default font.
-
-.. code:: python
-
-    doc.checkDefault()
-
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