diff --git a/doc/DETAILS b/doc/DETAILS
index 185d1af60..8998d875e 100644
--- a/doc/DETAILS
+++ b/doc/DETAILS
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ more arguments in future versions.
 
     UNEXPECTED <what>
         Unexpected data has been encountered
-            0 - not further specified               1       
-  
+            0 - not further specified
+
 
     TRUST_UNDEFINED <error token>
     TRUST_NEVER     <error token>
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ more arguments in future versions.
         status codes is emitted in addition to a TRUST_* status.
         Without PKA info available or
 
-    SIGEXPIRED
-	This is deprecated in favor of KEYEXPIRED.
-
     KEYEXPIRED <expire-timestamp>
 	The key has expired.  expire-timestamp is the expiration time
 	in seconds since Epoch.  This status line is not very useful
@@ -701,6 +698,14 @@ more arguments in future versions.
         by g13.
 
 
+Status lines which are not anymore used:
+
+    SIGEXPIRED removed on 2011-02-04.
+	This is deprecated in favor of KEYEXPIRED.
+
+
+
+
 Format of the "--attribute-fd" output
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/g10/ChangeLog b/g10/ChangeLog
index 3a1d68f2b..98ea735eb 100644
--- a/g10/ChangeLog
+++ b/g10/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-02-04  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
+
+	* sig-check.c (do_check_messages): Remove the long deprecated
+	SIGEXPIRED status line.
+
 2011-02-03  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
 
 	* export.c (transfer_format_to_openpgp) [!HAVE_GCRY_PK_GET_CURVE]:
diff --git a/g10/sig-check.c b/g10/sig-check.c
index 9dee55d52..4bd7aef88 100644
--- a/g10/sig-check.c
+++ b/g10/sig-check.c
@@ -238,10 +238,8 @@ do_check_messages( PKT_public_key *pk, PKT_signature *sig,
         if (opt.verbose)
 	  log_info(_("NOTE: signature key %s expired %s\n"),
 		   keystr_from_pk(pk), asctimestamp( pk->expiredate ) );
-	/* SIGEXPIRED is deprecated.  Use KEYEXPIRED. */
 	sprintf(buf,"%lu",(ulong)pk->expiredate);
 	write_status_text(STATUS_KEYEXPIRED,buf);
-	write_status(STATUS_SIGEXPIRED);
 	if(r_expired)
 	  *r_expired = 1;
     }