diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1
index d73bc895..6bbbdd74 100644
--- a/top/top.1
+++ b/top/top.1
@@ -435,14 +435,13 @@ Line 2 shows \*(PU state percentages based on the interval since the
 last refresh.
 
 As a default, percentages for these individual categories are displayed.
-Where two labels are shown below, those for more recent kernel versions
-are shown first.
+Depending on your kernel version, the \fBst\fR field may not be shown.
 .nf
-    \fBus\fR,\fB user\fR    : time running un-niced user processes
-    \fBsy\fR,\fB system\fR  : time running kernel processes
-    \fBni\fR,\fB nice\fR    : time running niced user processes
-    \fBid\fR,\fB idle\fR    : time spent in the kernel idle handler
-    \fBwa\fR,\fB IO-wait\fR : time waiting for I/O completion
+    \fBus\fR : time running un-niced user processes
+    \fBsy\fR : time running kernel processes
+    \fBni\fR : time running niced user processes
+    \fBid\fR : time spent in the kernel idle handler
+    \fBwa\fR : time waiting for I/O completion
     \fBhi\fR : time spent servicing hardware interrupts
     \fBsi\fR : time spent servicing software interrupts
     \fBst\fR : time stolen from this vm by the hypervisor
diff --git a/top/top.c b/top/top.c
index 44f70517..ab8bc539 100644
--- a/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -2197,8 +2197,8 @@ static void cpus_refresh (void) {
  #define sumSLOT ( Cpu_cnt )
  #define totSLOT ( 1 + Cpu_cnt + Numa_node_tot )
    static int sav_slot = -1;
-   int i;
 #ifndef NUMA_DISABLE
+   int i;
    int node;
 #endif
 
@@ -2919,11 +2919,7 @@ static void before (char *me) {
    Cpu_cnt = 8;
 #endif
    Cpu_faux_cnt = Cpu_cnt;
-   Cpu_States_fmts = N_unq(STATE_lin2x4_fmt);
-   if (linux_version_code > LINUX_VERSION(2, 5, 41))
-      Cpu_States_fmts = N_unq(STATE_lin2x5_fmt);
-   if (linux_version_code >= LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 0))
-      Cpu_States_fmts = N_unq(STATE_lin2x6_fmt);
+   Cpu_States_fmts = N_unq(STATE_lin2x6_fmt);
    if (linux_version_code >= LINUX_VERSION(2, 6, 11))
       Cpu_States_fmts = N_unq(STATE_lin2x7_fmt);
 
diff --git a/top/top.h b/top/top.h
index 2f144a66..a2405493 100644
--- a/top/top.h
+++ b/top/top.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 //#define OFF_SCROLLBK            /* disable tty emulators scrollback buffer */
 //#define OFF_STDERROR            /* disable our stderr buffering (redirect) */
 //#define OFF_STDIOLBF            /* disable our own stdout _IOFBF override  */
-//#define PRETEND2_5_X            /* pretend we're linux 2.5.x (for IO-wait) */
 //#define PRETEND8CPUS            /* pretend we're smp with 8 ticsers (sic)  */
 //#define PRETENDNOCAP            /* use a terminal without essential caps   */
 //#define PRETEND_NUMA            /* pretend 4 (or 3 w/o OFF_NUMASKIP) Nodes */
@@ -83,10 +82,6 @@
         /* For the impetus and NUMA/Node prototype design, thanks to:
               Lance Shelton <LShelton@fusionio.com> - April, 2013 */
 
-#ifdef PRETEND2_5_X
-#define linux_version_code LINUX_VERSION(2,5,43)
-#endif
-
    // pretend as if #define _GNU_SOURCE
 char *strcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
 
diff --git a/top/top_nls.c b/top/top_nls.c
index 6d30e605..43d85e0c 100644
--- a/top/top_nls.c
+++ b/top/top_nls.c
@@ -622,12 +622,6 @@ static void build_uniq_nlstab (void) {
    Uniq_nlstab[STATE_line_1_fmt] = _("%s:~3"
       " %3u ~2total,~3 %3u ~2running,~3 %3u ~2sleeping,~3 %3u ~2stopped,~3 %3u ~2zombie~3\n");
 
-   Uniq_nlstab[STATE_lin2x4_fmt] = _("%%%s~3"
-      " %#5.1f  ~2user,~3 %#5.1f  ~2system,~3 %#5.1f  ~2nice,~3 %#5.1f  ~2idle~3\n");
-
-   Uniq_nlstab[STATE_lin2x5_fmt] = _("%%%s~3"
-      " %#5.1f  ~2user,~3 %#5.1f  ~2system,~3 %#5.1f  ~2nice,~3 %#5.1f  ~2idle,~3 %#5.1f  ~2IO-wait~3\n");
-
 /* Translation Hint: Only the following abbreviations need be translated
    .                 us = user, sy = system, ni = nice, id = idle, wa = wait,
    .                 hi hardware interrupt, si = software interrupt */
diff --git a/top/top_nls.h b/top/top_nls.h
index dd0a9969..e53aa2d6 100644
--- a/top/top_nls.h
+++ b/top/top_nls.h
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ enum norm_nls {
 
 enum uniq_nls {
    KEYS_helpbas_fmt, KEYS_helpext_fmt, WINDOWS_help_fmt, COLOR_custom_fmt,
-   FIELD_header_fmt, MEMORY_lines_fmt, STATE_line_1_fmt, STATE_lin2x4_fmt,
-   STATE_lin2x5_fmt, STATE_lin2x6_fmt, STATE_lin2x7_fmt, YINSP_hdsels_fmt,
-   YINSP_hdview_fmt,
+   FIELD_header_fmt, MEMORY_lines_fmt, STATE_line_1_fmt, STATE_lin2x6_fmt,
+   STATE_lin2x7_fmt, YINSP_hdsels_fmt, YINSP_hdview_fmt,
       uniq_MAX
 };