diff --git a/docs/source/examples/Widget List.ipynb b/docs/source/examples/Widget List.ipynb
index 2a3178bbc7..aec4d832d9 100644
--- a/docs/source/examples/Widget List.ipynb	
+++ b/docs/source/examples/Widget List.ipynb	
@@ -482,13 +482,7 @@
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-    "There are several widgets that can be used to display single selection lists, and two that can be used to select multiple values.  All inherit from the same base class.  You can specify the **enumeration of selectable options by passing a list** (options are either (label, value) pairs, or simply values for which the labels are derived by calling `str`).\n",
-    "\n",
-    "<div class=\"alert alert-info\">\n",
-    "Changes in *ipywidgets 8*:\n",
-    "    \n",
-    "Selection widgets no longer accept a dictionary of options. Pass a list of key-value pairs instead.\n",
-    "</div>"
+    "There are several widgets that can be used to display single selection lists, and two that can be used to select multiple values.  All inherit from the same base class.  You can specify the **enumeration of selectable options by passing a list** (options are either (label, value) pairs, or simply values for which the labels are derived by calling `str`)."
    ]
   },
   {