diff --git a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
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--- a/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
+++ b/docs/en/reference/basic-mapping.rst
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ mapping from a PHP string to a SQL VARCHAR (or VARCHAR2 etc.
 depending on the RDBMS brand). Here is a quick overview of the
 built-in mapping types:
 
--  ``string``: Type that maps a SQL VARCHAR to a PHP string.
 -  ``integer``: Type that maps a SQL INT to a PHP integer.
 -  ``smallint``: Type that maps a database SMALLINT to a PHP
    integer.