diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/2018-04-30-AL.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/2018-04-30-AL.rst
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+Remove lib/mpl_examples
+```````````````````````
+
+The symlink from lib/mpl_examples to ../examples has been removed.
+This is not installed as an importable package and should not affect
+end users, however this may require down-stream packagers to adjust.
+The content is still available top-level examples directory.
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-../examples
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