diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
index 8aa4e02..045231b 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
 ============================
 
 .. index:: statement: try
+.. index:: keyword: except
 
 The :keyword:`try` statement specifies exception handlers and/or cleanup code
 for a group of statements:
@@ -224,13 +225,6 @@
    try2_stmt: "try" ":" `suite`
             : "finally" ":" `suite`
 
-.. versionchanged:: 2.5
-   In previous versions of Python, :keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`except`...\
-   :keyword:`finally` did not work. :keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`except` had to be
-   nested in :keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`finally`.
-
-.. index:: keyword: except
-
 The :keyword:`except` clause(s) specify one or more exception handlers. When no
 exception occurs in the :keyword:`try` clause, no exception handler is executed.
 When an exception occurs in the :keyword:`try` suite, a search for an exception
@@ -317,8 +311,6 @@
 
 .. index:: statement: with
 
-.. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 The :keyword:`with` statement is used to wrap the execution of a block with
 methods defined by a context manager (see section :ref:`context-managers`). This
 allows common :keyword:`try`...\ :keyword:`except`...\ :keyword:`finally` usage
diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index ce7704a..1e8f3be 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -508,9 +508,6 @@
 
       Most of the attributes labelled "Writable" check the type of the assigned value.
 
-      .. versionchanged:: 2.4
-         ``__name__`` is now writable.
-
       Function objects also support getting and setting arbitrary attributes, which
       can be used, for example, to attach metadata to functions.  Regular attribute
       dot-notation is used to get and set such attributes. *Note that the current
@@ -550,9 +547,6 @@
       ``im_func.__name__``); :attr:`__module__` is the name of the module the method
       was defined in, or ``None`` if unavailable.
 
-      .. versionchanged:: 2.2
-         :attr:`im_self` used to refer to the class that defined the method.
-
       .. index::
          single: __doc__ (method attribute)
          single: __name__ (method attribute)
@@ -1029,8 +1023,6 @@
          slice. Missing or out-of-bounds indices are handled in a manner consistent with
          regular slices.
 
-         .. versionadded:: 2.3
-
    Static method objects
       Static method objects provide a way of defeating the transformation of function
       objects to method objects described above. A static method object is a wrapper
@@ -1240,8 +1232,6 @@
             object.__gt__(self, other)
             object.__ge__(self, other)
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.1
-
    These are the so-called "rich comparison" methods, and are called for comparison
    operators in preference to :meth:`__cmp__` below. The correspondence between
    operator symbols and method names is as follows: ``x<y`` calls ``x.__lt__(y)``,
@@ -1286,17 +1276,12 @@
    not propagated by :meth:`__cmp__` has been removed since Python 1.5.)
 
 
-.. method:: object.__rcmp__(self, other)
-
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.1
-      No longer supported.
-
-
 .. method:: object.__hash__(self)
 
    .. index::
       object: dictionary
       builtin: hash
+      single: __cmp__() (object method)
 
    Called for the key object for dictionary  operations, and by the built-in
    function :func:`hash`.  Should return a 32-bit integer usable as a hash value
@@ -1312,11 +1297,8 @@
    key's hash value is immutable (if the object's hash value changes, it will be in
    the wrong hash bucket).
 
-   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
-      :meth:`__hash__` may now also return a long integer object; the 32-bit integer
-      is then derived from the hash of that object.
-
-   .. index:: single: __cmp__() (object method)
+   :meth:`__hash__` may also return a long integer object; the 32-bit integer is
+   then derived from the hash of that object.
 
 
 .. method:: object.__bool__(self)
@@ -1502,9 +1484,9 @@
    class, *__slots__* reserves space for the declared variables and prevents the
    automatic creation of *__dict__* and *__weakref__* for each instance.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.2
 
 Notes on using *__slots__*
+""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
 * Without a *__dict__* variable, instances cannot be assigned new variables not
   listed in the *__slots__* definition.  Attempts to assign to an unlisted
@@ -1512,20 +1494,11 @@
   variables is desired, then add ``'__dict__'`` to the sequence of strings in
   the *__slots__* declaration.
 
-  .. versionchanged:: 2.3
-     Previously, adding ``'__dict__'`` to the *__slots__* declaration would not
-     enable the assignment of new attributes not specifically listed in the sequence
-     of instance variable names.
-
 * Without a *__weakref__* variable for each instance, classes defining
   *__slots__* do not support weak references to its instances. If weak reference
   support is needed, then add ``'__weakref__'`` to the sequence of strings in the
   *__slots__* declaration.
 
-  .. versionchanged:: 2.3
-     Previously, adding ``'__weakref__'`` to the *__slots__* declaration would not
-     enable support for weak references.
-
 * *__slots__* are implemented at the class level by creating descriptors
   (:ref:`descriptors`) for each variable name.  As a result, class attributes
   cannot be used to set default values for instance variables defined by
@@ -1550,10 +1523,6 @@
 
 * *__class__* assignment works only if both classes have the same *__slots__*.
 
-  .. versionchanged:: 2.6
-     Previously, *__class__* assignment raised an error if either new or old class
-     had *__slots__*.
-
 
 .. _metaclasses:
 
@@ -1581,8 +1550,6 @@
    and ``dict``.  Upon class creation, the callable is used instead of the built-in
    :func:`type`.
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.2
-
 The appropriate metaclass is determined by the following precedence rules:
 
 * If ``dict['__metaclass__']`` exists, it is used.
@@ -1967,16 +1934,12 @@
    an integer object (such as in slicing, or in the built-in :func:`bin`,
    :func:`hex` and :func:`oct` functions). Must return an integer (int or long).
 
-   .. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 
 .. _context-managers:
 
 With Statement Context Managers
 -------------------------------
 
-.. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 A :dfn:`context manager` is an object that defines the runtime context to be
 established when executing a :keyword:`with` statement. The context manager
 handles the entry into, and the exit from, the desired runtime context for the
diff --git a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
index f45b311..b1b80ca 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/expressions.rst
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@
    yield_atom: "(" `yield_expression` ")"
    yield_expression: "yield" [`expression_list`]
 
-.. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 The :keyword:`yield` expression is only used when defining a generator function,
 and can only be used in the body of a function definition. Using a
 :keyword:`yield` expression in a function definition is sufficient to cause that
@@ -1024,9 +1022,6 @@
 always considered to be a substring of any other string, so ``"" in "abc"`` will
 return ``True``.
 
-.. versionchanged:: 2.3
-   Previously, *x* was required to be a string of length ``1``.
-
 For user-defined classes which define the :meth:`__contains__` method, ``x in
 y`` is true if and only if ``y.__contains__(x)`` is true.
 
@@ -1089,8 +1084,6 @@
 true, *x* is evaluated and its value is returned; otherwise, *y* is evaluated
 and its value is returned.
 
-.. versionadded:: 2.5
-
 .. index:: operator: and
 
 The expression ``x and y`` first evaluates *x*; if *x* is false, its value is