diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1727b4e0..4632a45c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 18/6/12 started 7.28.9
 - slightly more memory debugging output
+- remove references to the static bicubic interpolator from the docs
 
 18/6/12 started 7.28.8
 - fixes for centos5 portability
diff --git a/doc/src/interpolate.tex b/doc/src/interpolate.tex
index 17148cdf..4478720a 100644
--- a/doc/src/interpolate.tex
+++ b/doc/src/interpolate.tex
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ interpolators:
 \begin{verbatim}
 VipsInterpolate *vips_interpolate_nearest_static( void );
 VipsInterpolate *vips_interpolate_bilinear_static( void );
-VipsInterpolate *vips_interpolate_bicubic_static( void );
 \end{verbatim}
 
 \noindent
diff --git a/libvips/resample/interpolate.c b/libvips/resample/interpolate.c
index 6c191d08..5ed950dd 100644
--- a/libvips/resample/interpolate.c
+++ b/libvips/resample/interpolate.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 /**
  * SECTION: interpolate
- * @short_description: various interpolators: nearest, bilinear, bicubic, and
+ * @short_description: various interpolators: nearest, bilinear, and
  * some non-linear
  * @stability: Stable
  * @include: vips/vips.h