diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 5aeb23577..f6cbe9cbf 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ Version 1.5.10beta02 [February 27, 2012]
   Updated Makefile.in
 
 Version 1.5.10beta03 [February 27, 2012]
-
+  Removed unused "current_text" members of png_struct and the png_free()
+    of png_ptr->current_text from pngread.c
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a2c17038b..65e72c6f2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3831,6 +3831,8 @@ Version 1.5.10beta02 [February 27, 2012]
   Updated Makefile.in
 
 Version 1.5.10beta03 [February 27, 2012]
+  Removed unused "current_text" members of png_struct and the png_free()
+    of png_ptr->current_text from pngread.c
 
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diff --git a/pngread.c b/pngread.c
index 59789ea5c..d50886459 100644
--- a/pngread.c
+++ b/pngread.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 /* pngread.c - read a PNG file
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.5.7 [December 15, 2011]
- * Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.5.10 [(PENDING RELEASE)]
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
  *
@@ -1066,12 +1066,6 @@ png_read_destroy(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info_ptr,
    png_free(png_ptr, png_ptr->save_buffer);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef PNG_PROGRESSIVE_READ_SUPPORTED
-#ifdef PNG_TEXT_SUPPORTED
-   png_free(png_ptr, png_ptr->current_text);
-#endif /* PNG_TEXT_SUPPORTED */
-#endif /* PNG_PROGRESSIVE_READ_SUPPORTED */
-
    /* Save the important info out of the png_struct, in case it is
     * being used again.
     */