diff --git a/chapter08/perl.xml b/chapter08/perl.xml
index b5521d414..461eb7980 100644
--- a/chapter08/perl.xml
+++ b/chapter08/perl.xml
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ export BUILD_BZIP2=0</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="test">make test</userinput></screen>
 
-    <note>
-       <para>Nine tests fail due to using the most recent version of zlib.</para>
-    </note>
-
     <para>Install the package and clean up:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="install">make install