diff --git a/doc/design/libraries.md b/doc/design/libraries.md
index 8a4ee315687d8..335d3957d4550 100644
--- a/doc/design/libraries.md
+++ b/doc/design/libraries.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 |--------------------------|-------------|
 | *libbitcoin_cli*         | RPC client functionality used by *bitcoin-cli* executable |
 | *libbitcoin_common*      | Home for common functionality shared by different executables and libraries. Similar to *libbitcoin_util*, but higher-level (see [Dependencies](#dependencies)). |
-| *libbitcoin_consensus*   | Stable, backwards-compatible consensus functionality used by *libbitcoin_node* and *libbitcoin_wallet*. |
+| *libbitcoin_consensus*   | Consensus functionality used by *libbitcoin_node* and *libbitcoin_wallet*. |
 | *libbitcoin_crypto*      | Hardware-optimized functions for data encryption, hashing, message authentication, and key derivation. |
 | *libbitcoin_kernel*      | Consensus engine and support library used for validation by *libbitcoin_node*. |
 | *libbitcoinqt*           | GUI functionality used by *bitcoin-qt* and *bitcoin-gui* executables. |
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 18b2b5745d036..d6fa21d7667a5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ add_subdirectory(secp256k1)
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 string(APPEND CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OBJECT " ${APPEND_CPPFLAGS} ${APPEND_CFLAGS}")
 
-# Stable, backwards-compatible consensus functionality.
 add_library(bitcoin_consensus STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
   arith_uint256.cpp
   consensus/merkle.cpp