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diff --git a/doc/internal/man3/evp_generic_fetch.pod b/doc/internal/man3/evp_generic_fetch.pod
index b23d2ec0ea..ce75ffbfc8 100644
--- a/doc/internal/man3/evp_generic_fetch.pod
+++ b/doc/internal/man3/evp_generic_fetch.pod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
=head1 NAME
-evp_generic_fetch, evp_generic_fetch_by_number, evp_generic_fetch_from_prov
+evp_generic_fetch, evp_generic_fetch_from_prov
- generic algorithm fetchers and method creators for EVP
=head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ evp_generic_fetch, evp_generic_fetch_by_number, evp_generic_fetch_from_prov
int (*up_ref_method)(void *),
void (*free_method)(void *));
- void *evp_generic_fetch_by_number(OSSL_LIB_CTX *ctx, int operation_id,
- int name_id, const char *properties,
- void *(*new_method)(int name_id,
- const OSSL_DISPATCH *fns,
- OSSL_PROVIDER *prov,
- void *method_data),
- void *method_data,
- int (*up_ref_method)(void *),
- void (*free_method)(void *));
void *evp_generic_fetch_from_prov(OSSL_PROVIDER *prov, int operation_id,
int name_id, const char *properties,
void *(*new_method)(int name_id,
@@ -46,14 +37,6 @@ I<libctx>, I<operation_id>, I<name>, and I<properties> and uses
it to create an EVP method with the help of the functions
I<new_method>, I<up_ref_method>, and I<free_method>.
-evp_generic_fetch_by_number() does the same thing as evp_generic_fetch(),
-but takes a numeric I<name_id> instead of a name.
-I<name_id> must always be nonzero; as a matter of fact, it being zero
-is considered a programming error.
-This is meant to be used when one method needs to fetch an associated
-method, and is typically called from inside the given function
-I<new_method>.
-
evp_generic_fetch_from_prov() does the same thing as evp_generic_fetch(),
but limits the search of methods to the provider given with I<prov>.
This is meant to be used when one method needs to fetch an associated