diff --git a/contributing/code/maintenance.rst b/contributing/code/maintenance.rst
index bc16a6cf805..de643e98af6 100644
--- a/contributing/code/maintenance.rst
+++ b/contributing/code/maintenance.rst
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Besides bug fixes, other minor changes can be accepted in a patch version:
   issues (any such patches must come with numbers that show a significant
   improvement on real-world code);
 
-* **Newer versions of PHP/HHVM**: Fixes that add support for newer versions of
-  PHP or HHVM are acceptable if they don't break the unit test suite;
+* **Newer versions of PHP**: Fixes that add support for newer versions of
+  PHP are acceptable if they don't break the unit test suite;
 
 * **Newer versions of popular OSes**: Fixes that add support for newer versions
   of popular OSes (Linux, MacOS and Windows) are acceptable if they don't break