diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 13c41729..c856c739 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-04-07 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
+	* doc/man/nano.1,nanorc.5: Remove the backup file warnings now
+          that a sufficient security fix exists for the backup file code.
+
 2010-04-14 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
 	* text.c (do_alt_speller): Skip invoking the alt speller if the file size 
 	  is 0 bytes.  Fixes Savannah bug 29393 reported by Mike Frysinger.
diff --git a/doc/man/nano.1 b/doc/man/nano.1
index 05ba462f..37c6eb3f 100644
--- a/doc/man/nano.1
+++ b/doc/man/nano.1
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ line.
 .TP
 .B \-B (\-\-backup)
 When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the current
-filename suffixed with a ~.  This option is not recommended when editing
-files as root due to potential security implications.
+filename suffixed with a ~.  
 .TP
 .B \-C \fIdir\fP (\-\-backupdir=\fIdir\fP)
 Set the directory where \fBnano\fP puts unique backup files if file
diff --git a/doc/man/nanorc.5 b/doc/man/nanorc.5
index 04ab1d3f..fcc80889 100644
--- a/doc/man/nanorc.5
+++ b/doc/man/nanorc.5
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ When writing a file, append to the end instead of overwriting.
 When writing a file, 'prepend' (write at the beginning) instead of overwriting.
 .TP
 .B backup
-When writing a file, create a backup of the current file.  This option is not 
-recommended when editing files as root due to potential security implications.
+When writing a file, create a backup of the current file. 
 .TP
 .B firstfile
 Move to the first file when using the file browser (reading or writing files).