diff --git a/DOCS/tech/general.txt b/DOCS/tech/general.txt
index 4ca3671cf3..b9ac61ff10 100644
--- a/DOCS/tech/general.txt
+++ b/DOCS/tech/general.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Now, go on:
            Only used if none of the above works.
 
 4. Codecs. Consists of libmpcodecs/* and separate files or libs,
-   for example liba52, libmpeg2, xa/*, alaw.c, opendivx/*, loader, mp3lib.
+   for example liba52, libmpeg2, loader, mp3lib.
 
    mplayer.c doesn't call them directly, but through the dec_audio.c and
    dec_video.c files, so the mplayer.c doesn't have to know anything about