diff --git a/pep-0339.txt b/pep-0339.txt
index 68cd762a4..a4f736055 100644
--- a/pep-0339.txt
+++ b/pep-0339.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@ Title: Design of the CPython Compiler
 Version: $Revision$
 Last-Modified: $Date$
 Author: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org>
-Status: Active
+Status: Withdrawn
 Type: Informational
 Content-Type: text/x-rst
 Created: 02-Feb-2005
 Post-History:
 
 
+.. note::
+    This PEP has been withdrawn and moved to the Python
+    developer's guide.
+
+
 Abstract
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