diff --git a/mysql-test/r/mysqld--help.result b/mysql-test/r/mysqld--help.result
index 266180d7860..dfd64e2c1fe 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/mysqld--help.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/mysqld--help.result
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ The following options may be given as the first argument:
  This option causes CREATE TABLE to create all TIMESTAMP
  columns as NULL with DEFAULT NULL attribute, Without this
  option, TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit
- DEFAULT clauses. The old behavior is deprecated.
+ DEFAULT clauses.
  --external-locking  Use system (external) locking (disabled by default). 
  With this option enabled you can run myisamchk to test
  (not repair) tables while the MySQL server is running.
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_embedded.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_embedded.result
index e52e0d30abe..6fb52700556 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_embedded.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_embedded.result
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ GLOBAL_VALUE_ORIGIN	COMPILE-TIME
 DEFAULT_VALUE	OFF
 VARIABLE_SCOPE	GLOBAL
 VARIABLE_TYPE	BOOLEAN
-VARIABLE_COMMENT	This option causes CREATE TABLE to create all TIMESTAMP columns as NULL with DEFAULT NULL attribute, Without this option, TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit DEFAULT clauses. The old behavior is deprecated.
+VARIABLE_COMMENT	This option causes CREATE TABLE to create all TIMESTAMP columns as NULL with DEFAULT NULL attribute, Without this option, TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit DEFAULT clauses.
 NUMERIC_MIN_VALUE	NULL
 NUMERIC_MAX_VALUE	NULL
 NUMERIC_BLOCK_SIZE	NULL
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_notembedded.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_notembedded.result
index aadb885135d..8a897052051 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_notembedded.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_server_notembedded.result
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ GLOBAL_VALUE_ORIGIN	COMPILE-TIME
 DEFAULT_VALUE	OFF
 VARIABLE_SCOPE	GLOBAL
 VARIABLE_TYPE	BOOLEAN
-VARIABLE_COMMENT	This option causes CREATE TABLE to create all TIMESTAMP columns as NULL with DEFAULT NULL attribute, Without this option, TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit DEFAULT clauses. The old behavior is deprecated.
+VARIABLE_COMMENT	This option causes CREATE TABLE to create all TIMESTAMP columns as NULL with DEFAULT NULL attribute, Without this option, TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit DEFAULT clauses.
 NUMERIC_MIN_VALUE	NULL
 NUMERIC_MAX_VALUE	NULL
 NUMERIC_BLOCK_SIZE	NULL
diff --git a/sql/sys_vars.cc b/sql/sys_vars.cc
index 80f05ef02d4..b808412f9b1 100644
--- a/sql/sys_vars.cc
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.cc
@@ -573,8 +573,7 @@ static Sys_var_mybool Sys_explicit_defaults_for_timestamp(
        "explicit_defaults_for_timestamp",
        "This option causes CREATE TABLE to create all TIMESTAMP columns "
        "as NULL with DEFAULT NULL attribute, Without this option, "
-       "TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit DEFAULT clauses. "
-       "The old behavior is deprecated.",
+       "TIMESTAMP columns are NOT NULL and have implicit DEFAULT clauses.",
        READ_ONLY GLOBAL_VAR(opt_explicit_defaults_for_timestamp),
        CMD_LINE(OPT_ARG), DEFAULT(FALSE), NO_MUTEX_GUARD, NOT_IN_BINLOG);