diff --git a/src/backend/backend-agnostic.md b/src/backend/backend-agnostic.md
index c88f06f8c..ea50cd754 100644
--- a/src/backend/backend-agnostic.md
+++ b/src/backend/backend-agnostic.md
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@
 
 <!-- toc -->
 
-As of <!-- date-check --> October 2021, `rustc_codegen_ssa` provides an
+As of <!-- date-check --> Aug 2022, `rustc_codegen_ssa` provides an
 abstract interface for all backends to implement, to allow other codegen
 backends (e.g. [Cranelift]).
 
 [Cranelift]: https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/tree/HEAD/cranelift
 
-> The following is a copy/paste of a README from the rust-lang/rust repo.
-> Please submit a PR if it needs updating.
-
 # Refactoring of `rustc_codegen_llvm`
 by Denis Merigoux, October 23rd 2018