diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d3ba4ff26..25a82869e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	  Update backend with DBG macro calls, remove external .desc file,
 	  from author- couriousous at mandriva dot org
 	* backend/fujitsu.c: disable compression option arg until sane 1.1.0
+	* doc/descriptions/dell1600n_net|hp355|pixma.desc: remove 'new' flag
 
 2008-01-17  m. allan noah <kitno455 a t gmail d o t com>
 	* backend/hpljm1005.c, doc/descriptions/hpljm1005.desc,
diff --git a/doc/descriptions/dell1600n_net.desc b/doc/descriptions/dell1600n_net.desc
index c5e02e16e..6aacf1830 100644
--- a/doc/descriptions/dell1600n_net.desc
+++ b/doc/descriptions/dell1600n_net.desc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 ; Jon Chambers <jon@jon.demon.co.uk>, 2006-05-29
 ;
 :backend "dell1600n_net"
-:new :yes
 
 :devicetype :scanner
 
diff --git a/doc/descriptions/hp3500.desc b/doc/descriptions/hp3500.desc
index 8431398a4..b67c01fc2 100644
--- a/doc/descriptions/hp3500.desc
+++ b/doc/descriptions/hp3500.desc
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 :backend "hp3500"		; name of backend
 :version "1.1"			; version of backend
-:new :yes
 :manpage "sane-hp3500"		; name of manpage (if it exists)
 :url "http://projects.troy.rollo.name/rt-scanners/" ; backend's web page
 :comment "HP3500 series scanners."
diff --git a/doc/descriptions/pixma.desc b/doc/descriptions/pixma.desc
index be2d8d518..c34c5a187 100644
--- a/doc/descriptions/pixma.desc
+++ b/doc/descriptions/pixma.desc
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 ; See doc/descriptions.txt for details.
 
 :backend "pixma"                  ; name of backend
-:version "0.13.1"                ; version of backend (or "unmaintained")
-;:new :yes                         ; Is the backend new to this SANE release?
-                                  ; :yes or :no
+:version "0.13.1"                 ; version of backend (or "unmaintained")
 :manpage "sane-pixma"             ; name of manpage (if it exists)
 :url "http://home.arcor.de/wittawat/pixma/" ; backend's web page
 ;:comment "Devices marked as experimantal are disabled by default. See the manual page for how to enable them."