diff --git a/contributing/code/_api_tagging.rst.inc b/contributing/code/_api_tagging.rst.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cfd9363f6e..00000000000
--- a/contributing/code/_api_tagging.rst.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-.. note::
-
-    If you think that one of our regular classes should have an ``@api`` tag,
-    put your request into a `new ticket on GitHub`_. We will then evaluate
-    whether we can add the tag or not.
-
-.. _new ticket on GitHub: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/new
diff --git a/contributing/code/bc.rst b/contributing/code/bc.rst
index 905accabb6e..c3e80e29684 100644
--- a/contributing/code/bc.rst
+++ b/contributing/code/bc.rst
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ backwards compatibility promise:
 | Add a default value to an argument            | Yes                         |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
-.. include:: _api_tagging.rst.inc
-
 Using our Classes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -134,8 +132,6 @@ covered by our backwards compatibility promise:
 | Access a private property (via Reflection)    | No                          |
 +-----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+
 
-.. include:: _api_tagging.rst.inc
-
 Working on Symfony Code
 -----------------------