diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1971.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1971.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c61b6530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/1971.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove `withVersioning` parameter of `rver-fragment` shortcode.
diff --git a/content/rooms/v11.md b/content/rooms/v11.md
index 5821eb06d..887b17eff 100644
--- a/content/rooms/v11.md
+++ b/content/rooms/v11.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ event keeps the `redacts` property under `content`. The
 
 The full redaction algorithm follows.
 
-{{% rver-fragment name="v11-redactions" withVersioning="true" %}}
+{{% rver-fragment name="v11-redactions" %}}
 
 ### Event format
 
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/rver-fragment.html b/layouts/shortcodes/rver-fragment.html
index 894e6f0b4..c0d83e4db 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/rver-fragment.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/rver-fragment.html
@@ -7,23 +7,12 @@
 
     The `name` parameter is the file name without extension.
 
-    The `withVersioning` parameter is optional and defaults to false. When true, any
-    mentions of "New in this version" from the `added-in` shortcode are removed prior
-    to rendering. This is useful if needing to use a fragment where part of it describes
-    new functionality in a given room version but isn't new for subsequent versions.
-
 */}}
 
-{{ $name := .Params.name }}
-{{ $withVersioning := .Params.withVersioning }}
+{{ $name := .Params.name -}}
 
-{{ with .Site.GetPage "rooms/fragments" }}
-    {{ with .Resources.GetMatch (printf "%s%s" $name ".md") }}
-        {{ $content := .RenderShortcodes }}
-        {{ if not $withVersioning }}
-            {{ $content = (replace $content "[New in this version]" "") }}
-            {{ $content = (replace $content "[Changed in this version]" "") }}
-        {{ end }}
-{{ $content | safeHTML }}
-    {{ end }}
-{{ end }}
+{{ with .Site.GetPage "rooms/fragments" -}}
+    {{ with .Resources.GetMatch (printf "%s.md" $name) -}}
+        {{ .RenderShortcodes | safeHTML }}
+    {{ end -}}
+{{ end -}}