this isn't true anymore
diff --git a/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst b/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst
index d11e741..82e37a2 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/executionmodel.rst
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@
at the module level.
A target occurring in a :keyword:`del` statement is also considered bound for
-this purpose (though the actual semantics are to unbind the name). It is
-illegal to unbind a name that is referenced by an enclosing scope; the compiler
-will report a :exc:`SyntaxError`.
+this purpose (though the actual semantics are to unbind the name).
Each assignment or import statement occurs within a block defined by a class or
function definition or at the module level (the top-level code block).