diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index ff37b02b3f..ff7b56844c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ Trunk (unreleased changes)
     HADOOP-7306. Start metrics system even if config files are missing
     (Luke Lu via todd)
 
+    HADOOP-7302. webinterface.private.actions should be renamed and moved to
+    the MapReduce project. (Ari Rabkin via todd)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES
diff --git a/src/java/core-default.xml b/src/java/core-default.xml
index 5edd21e6ce..1c79b6615f 100644
--- a/src/java/core-default.xml
+++ b/src/java/core-default.xml
@@ -515,18 +515,6 @@
 </property>
 
 
-<!-- Web Interface Configuration -->
-
-<property>
-  <name>webinterface.private.actions</name>
-  <value>false</value>
-  <description> If set to true, the web interfaces of JT and NN may contain 
-                actions, such as kill job, delete file, etc., that should 
-                not be exposed to public. Enable this option if the interfaces 
-                are only reachable by those who have the right authorization.
-  </description>
-</property>
-
 <!-- Proxy Configuration -->
 
 <property>