diff --git a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
index beb4623..276a0da 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/simple_stmts.rst
@@ -825,12 +825,8 @@
 imprt mod`` from within ``pkg.subpkg1`` you will import ``pkg.subpkg2.mod``.
 The specification for relative imports is contained within :pep:`328`.
 
-
-.. index:: builtin: __import__
-
-The built-in function :func:`__import__` is provided to support applications
-that determine which modules need to be loaded dynamically; refer to
-:ref:`built-in-funcs` for additional information.
+:func:`importlib.import_module` is provided to support applications that
+determine which modules need to be loaded dynamically.
 
 
 .. _future: