diff --git a/README b/README
index a5e3889ab..9c5acaf5d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ Notes:
    V3.70) of gnumake is available.
 
 3. You must have perl installed. See the README.Perl in this directory. The
-   config files specify the perl full pathname  as /usr/bin/perl for
-   unix builds and C:\Perl\bin\perl for WIN95/NT builds. You can override
-   these specifications with a CONFIG_SITE_HOST_ARCH.<host_arch> file. 
+   config files no longer specify the perl full pathname.  You now need the
+   perl executable in your search path.
 
 4. You may need vendors C and C++ compilers in your search path. (Check
    the definitions of ACC and CCC in CONFIG.Host.<host_arch> or gnu GCC