diff --git a/README b/README
index 969f0da8..e207c47c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ The process of building a CD is composed of the following steps:
 
     $ make distclean
 
-- now we'll check if your mirror is ok (with good Packages files):
-
-    $ make mirrorcheck
-
 - then we initialize the temporary directory used for the build:
 
     $ make status
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9461eca2..fc078f3b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ debian-cd (2.2.25) unstable; urgency=low
     to Petr Salinger for the patch. Closes: #378977
   * Fix KERNEL_PARAM breakage. Thanks to Vagrant Cascadian for the patch,
     closes: #387255
+  * Removed reference to obsolete "mirrorcheck" target in the README
+    file. Closes: #384064.
 
  -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org>  Sat,  7 Oct 2006 05:13:59 +0200