diff --git a/bin-for-dist/makepluginlist.py b/bin-for-dist/makepluginlist.py
index 33012c4f9..80587a94f 100644
--- a/bin-for-dist/makepluginlist.py
+++ b/bin-for-dist/makepluginlist.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ WIDTH = 75
 
 plugins = [
     ('advanced python testing', 
-            'skipping mark pdb figleaf coverage '
+            'skipping mark pdb figleaf '
             'monkeypatch capture recwarn tmpdir',),
     ('distributed testing, CI and deployment',
         'xdist pastebin junitxml resultlog genscript',),
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ externals = {
     'xdist': None,
     'figleaf': None,
     'django': "for testing django applications", 
-    'coverage': "for testing with Ned's coverage module ", 
-    'xmlresult': "for generating xml reports " 
-                 "and CruiseControl integration",
 }
 
 def warn(*args):
diff --git a/doc/test/plugin/index.txt b/doc/test/plugin/index.txt
index 25817c215..86ce92c54 100644
--- a/doc/test/plugin/index.txt
+++ b/doc/test/plugin/index.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ pdb_ interactive debugging with the Python Debugger.
 
 figleaf_ (external) report test coverage using the 'figleaf' package.
 
-coverage_ (external) for testing with Ned's coverage module 
-
 monkeypatch_ safely patch object attributes, dicts and environment variables.
 
 capture_ configurable per-test stdout/stderr capturing mechanisms.
diff --git a/doc/test/plugin/links.txt b/doc/test/plugin/links.txt
index f627219c5..c85dbd78e 100644
--- a/doc/test/plugin/links.txt
+++ b/doc/test/plugin/links.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 .. _`recwarn`: recwarn.html
 .. _`pytest_pdb.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/1.2.1/py/_plugin/pytest_pdb.py
 .. _`monkeypatch`: monkeypatch.html
-.. _`coverage`: coverage.html
 .. _`resultlog`: resultlog.html
 .. _`pytest_junitxml.py`: http://bitbucket.org/hpk42/py-trunk/raw/1.2.1/py/_plugin/pytest_junitxml.py
 .. _`django`: django.html