diff --git a/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst b/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
index 9e887d8e65741b..005bdf899a542a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ipaddress.rst
@@ -363,9 +363,7 @@ write code that handles both IP versions correctly.  Address objects are
    .. attribute:: is_site_local
 
       ``True`` if the address is reserved for site-local usage.  Note that
-      the site-local address space has been deprecated by :RFC:`3879`. Use
-      :attr:`~IPv4Address.is_private` to test if this address is in the
-      space of unique local addresses as defined by :RFC:`4193`.
+      the site-local address space has been deprecated by :RFC:`3879`.
 
    .. attribute:: ipv4_mapped
 
diff --git a/Lib/ipaddress.py b/Lib/ipaddress.py
index 8b60b9d5c9cd51..93f86a12f8c624 100644
--- a/Lib/ipaddress.py
+++ b/Lib/ipaddress.py
@@ -2075,8 +2075,6 @@ def is_site_local(self):
         """Test if the address is reserved for site-local.
 
         Note that the site-local address space has been deprecated by RFC 3879.
-        Use is_private to test if this address is in the space of unique local
-        addresses as defined by RFC 4193.
 
         Returns:
             A boolean, True if the address is reserved per RFC 3513 2.5.6.
@@ -2355,8 +2353,6 @@ def is_site_local(self):
         """Test if the address is reserved for site-local.
 
         Note that the site-local address space has been deprecated by RFC 3879.
-        Use is_private to test if this address is in the space of unique local
-        addresses as defined by RFC 4193.
 
         Returns:
             A boolean, True if the address is reserved per RFC 3513 2.5.6.