diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml
index 055353b9a5..1af57f8af0 100644
--- a/docs/news.xml
+++ b/docs/news.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@
Python 2 binary. Python 3 must be used instead.
+
+
+ 'phyp' Power Hypervisor driver removed
+
+
+ The 'phyp' Power Hypervisor driver has not seen active development
+ since 2011 and does not seem to have any real world usage. It
+ has now been removed.
+
+