diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
index 1a71c47cb83..2d3cb1ca052 100644
--- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst
+++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst
@@ -187,10 +187,8 @@ What are the rules for local and global variables in Python?
 ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 In Python, variables that are only referenced inside a function are implicitly
-global.  If a variable is assigned a new value anywhere within the function's
-body, it's assumed to be a local.  If a variable is ever assigned a new value
-inside the function, the variable is implicitly local, and you need to
-explicitly declare it as 'global'.
+global.  If a variable is assigned a value anywhere within the function's body,
+it's assumed to be a local unless explicitly declared as global.
 
 Though a bit surprising at first, a moment's consideration explains this.  On
 one hand, requiring :keyword:`global` for assigned variables provides a bar
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ba287d4873d..59f6af8e0fe 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ Library
 - Issue #13248: Remove deprecated inspect.getargspec and inspect.getmoduleinfo
   functions.
 
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Issue #23589: Remove duplicate sentence from the FAQ.  Patch by Yongzhi Pan.
+
 
 What's New in Python 3.5.0 beta 4?
 ==================================