diff --git a/doc/bugs/cannot_remove___96__.t__96___directory.mdwn b/doc/bugs/cannot_remove___96__.t__96___directory.mdwn
index cd7c15daff..a68ad137a8 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/cannot_remove___96__.t__96___directory.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/cannot_remove___96__.t__96___directory.mdwn
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ On /tmp the self-test works. Maybe it is related to NFS?
 
 > Turns out that git-annex was keeping files in .t open in some
 > circumstances after deleting them. I have fixed some of this. Possibly
-> not all. --[[Joey]]
+> not all. 
+> 
+> Since there was no followup for 5 years, I'm closing this. [[done]] --[[Joey]]