diff --git a/doc/faq.texi b/doc/faq.texi
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@@ -311,10 +311,6 @@ rm temp[12].[av] all.[av]
 
 yes, (@url{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.user})
 
-@section what is thread hijacking?
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-see (@url{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_hijacking})
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 @section ffmpeg does not adhere to the -maxrate setting, some frames are bigger than maxrate/fps
 
 Read the mpeg spec, read about video buffer verifer.