diff --git a/INSTALL.asciidoc b/INSTALL.asciidoc
index 811ca489e..ad4b8446f 100644
--- a/INSTALL.asciidoc
+++ b/INSTALL.asciidoc
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ qutebrowser is available in the official [community] repository.
 ----
 
 It's also recommended to install `qt5-webkit-ng` or `qt5-webengine` (and start
-with `--backend webengine`) to use an up-to-date backend. Note that private
-browsing won't work with QtWebKit-NG yet.
+with `--backend webengine`) to use an up-to-date backend.
 
 There is also a -git version available in the AUR:
 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qutebrowser-git/[qutebrowser-git].
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@ necessary.
 It's also recommended to install QtWebKit-NG via
 https://gist.github.com/annulen/309569fb61e5d64a703c055c1e726f71[this ebuild],
 or install Qt >= 5.7.1 with QtWebEngine in order to use an up-to-date backend.
-Note that private browsing won't work with QtWebKit-NG yet.
 
 If video or sound don't seem to work, try installing the gstreamer plugins:
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/html/backend-warning.html b/qutebrowser/html/backend-warning.html
index b6db4f001..b04793a35 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/html/backend-warning.html
+++ b/qutebrowser/html/backend-warning.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ the <span class="mono">qute://settings</span> page or caret browsing).</span>
 
 <h2>Using QtWebKit-NG instead</h2>
 
-<span class="note" >This is a drop-in replacement for legacy QtWebKit. Note <b>private browsing won't work with it properly</b> until its next release.</span>
+<span class="note">This is a drop-in replacement for legacy QtWebKit.</span>
 
 <p>
 {% if distribution.parsed == Distribution.debian and distribution.version >= version('9') %}