diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1870.removal b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1870.removal
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+Remove the deprecated name attribute on HTML anchor elements as per [MSC4159](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/4159).
diff --git a/content/client-server-api/modules/instant_messaging.md b/content/client-server-api/modules/instant_messaging.md
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@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ the tag.
 | Tag    | Permitted Attributes                                                                                                                       |
 |--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `span` | `data-mx-bg-color`, `data-mx-color`, `data-mx-spoiler` (see [spoiler messages](#spoiler-messages)), `data-mx-maths` (see [mathematical messages](#mathematical-messages)) |
-| `a`    | `name`, `target`, `href` (provided the value is not relative and has a scheme matching one of: `https`, `http`, `ftp`, `mailto`, `magnet`) |
+| `a`    | `target`, `href` (provided the value is not relative and has a scheme matching one of: `https`, `http`, `ftp`, `mailto`, `magnet`)         |
 | `img`  | `width`, `height`, `alt`, `title`, `src` (provided it is a [Matrix Content (`mxc://`) URI](#matrix-content-mxc-uris))                      |
 | `ol`   | `start`                                                                                                                                    |
 | `code` | `class` (only classes which start with `language-` for syntax highlighting)                                                                |