diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2b493119c..4804376e6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	  Added hp3500 backend which supports the  HP ScanJet 3500 series,
 	  including the 3500C, 3530C and 3570C (patch from Troy Rollo
 	  <sane@troy.rollo.name>) (bug #302687). 
+	* doc/descriptions-external/hp3500.desc: Deleted.
 
 2005-12-18  Henning Meier-Geinitz <henning@meier-geinitz.de>
 
diff --git a/doc/descriptions-external/hp3500.desc b/doc/descriptions-external/hp3500.desc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b36f685a..000000000
--- a/doc/descriptions-external/hp3500.desc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-; SANE Backend specification file
-;
-; It's basically emacs-lisp --- so ";" indicates comment to end of line.
-; All syntactic elements are keyword tokens, followed by a string or
-;  keyword argument, as specified.
-;
-; ":backend" *must* be specified.
-; All other information is optional (but what good is the file without it?).
-;
-
-:backend "hp3500"		; name of backend
-;:version "1.0"			; version of backend
-;: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."
-
-:devicetype :scanner		; start of a list of devices....
-				; other types:  :stillcam, :vidcam,
-				;               :meta, :api
-
-:mfg "Hewlett-Packard"		; name a manufacturer
-:url "http://www.hp.com"
-
-:model "ScanJet 3500C"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "USB"		; interface type of the device:
-				; "SCSI", "USB", "Parport (EPP)",
-				; "Parport (SPP)", "Parport (ECP)",
-				; "Serial port" or "Propretiary".
-:status :good
-
-:model "ScanJet 3530C"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "USB"		; interface type of the device:
-:status :good
-
-:model "ScanJet 3570C"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "USB"		; interface type of the device:
-:status :good
-
-
-; :comment and :url specifiers are optional after :mfg, :model, :desc,
-; and at the top-level.
-
-
-