make access obsolete
diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
index 0baaf05..22575c2 100644
--- a/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref6.tex
@@ -506,10 +506,8 @@
 access_stmt:    "access" ...
 \end{verbatim}
 
-This statement will be used in the future to control access to
-instance and class variables.  Currently its syntax and effects are
-undefined; however the keyword \verb@access@ is a reserved word for
-the parser.
+This statement is obsolete.  It no longer generates any code; in the
+future, \verb@access@ will no longer be a reserved word.
 
 \section{The {\tt exec} statement} \label{exec}
 \stindex{exec}
diff --git a/Doc/ref6.tex b/Doc/ref6.tex
index 0baaf05..22575c2 100644
--- a/Doc/ref6.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref6.tex
@@ -506,10 +506,8 @@
 access_stmt:    "access" ...
 \end{verbatim}
 
-This statement will be used in the future to control access to
-instance and class variables.  Currently its syntax and effects are
-undefined; however the keyword \verb@access@ is a reserved word for
-the parser.
+This statement is obsolete.  It no longer generates any code; in the
+future, \verb@access@ will no longer be a reserved word.
 
 \section{The {\tt exec} statement} \label{exec}
 \stindex{exec}