diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
index 1c91e4b0..3ef327e2 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
@@ -336,14 +336,11 @@ and `mu4e-headers-visible-columns'."
   :group 'mu4e-view)
 
 (defcustom mu4e-view-show-images nil
-  "If non-nil, automatically display images in the view buffer."
+  "If non-nil, automatically display images in the view
+buffer. Applies only to the _old_ message view."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'mu4e-view)
 
-(make-obsolete-variable 'mu4e-show-images
-                        'mu4e-view-show-images "0.9.9.x")
-
-
 (defcustom mu4e-view-auto-mark-as-read t
   "Automatically mark messages are 'read' when you read them.
 This is the default behavior, but can be turned off, for example