diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 675f0a23d..29e56485b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
    some shares, even if it cannot achieve the configured happiness
    threshold. This fixes a regression introduced between v1.7.1 and
    v1.8.0. (#1212)
- - Use a newer version of a dependency if needed, even if an older
-   version is installed. This would previously cause a VersionConflict
-   error. (#1190)
  - Fix a memory leak in the ResponseCache which is used during mutable
    file/directory operations. (#1045)
  - Fix a regression and add a performance improvement in the downloader.
@@ -27,8 +24,6 @@
    involving a non-ASCII filename. (#1224)
  - Fix a rarely-encountered bug involving printing large strings to
    the console on Windows. (#1232)
- - Perform ~ expansion in the --exclude-from filename argument to
-   'tahoe backup'. (#1241)
 
 * Release 1.8.0 (2010-09-23)