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@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ v7.9.0 (unreleased)
     controller. The default behavior is unchanged (hotplug is
     allowed).
 
-  * Add a new global feature for controlling ACPI PCI hotplug on bridges
-
-    A new ``<feature>`` config option ``<acpi-bridge-hotplug>`` under ``<pci>``
-    sub-element have been added to allow users enable/disable ACPI based PCI
-    hotplug for cold plugged bridges (that is, bridges that were present in the
-    domain definition when the guest was first started).This setting is only
-    applicable for x86 guests using qemu driver.
-
   * Support hotplug and hotunplug for virtiofs
 
     Filesystems backed by virtiofsd can now be hotplugged and hotunplugged.