diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst
index 682948fc88a3..2ad91dbebd7c 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/cdrom.rst
@@ -718,6 +718,9 @@ CDROMPLAYBLK
 
 
 CDROMGETSPINDOWN
+	Obsolete, was ide-cd only
+
+
 	usage::
 
 	  char spindown;
@@ -736,6 +739,9 @@ CDROMGETSPINDOWN
 
 
 CDROMSETSPINDOWN
+	Obsolete, was ide-cd only
+
+
 	usage::
 
 	  char spindown
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/cdrom.h b/include/uapi/linux/cdrom.h
index 804ff8d98f71..011e594e4a0d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/cdrom.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/cdrom.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 #define CDROMREADALL		0x5318	/* read all 2646 bytes */
 
 /* 
- * These ioctls are (now) only in ide-cd.c for controlling 
+ * These ioctls were only in (now removed) ide-cd.c for controlling
  * drive spindown time.  They should be implemented in the
  * Uniform driver, via generic packet commands, GPCMD_MODE_SELECT_10,
  * GPCMD_MODE_SENSE_10 and the GPMODE_POWER_PAGE...