diff --git a/design/pdl-language.md b/design/pdl-language.md
index 74745da..2eb9754 100644
--- a/design/pdl-language.md
+++ b/design/pdl-language.md
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ structures. They are separated by whitespace.
 
 | Name     | Syntax             | Description
 | -------- | ------------------ | -----------
-| Magic    | `PDL/0`            | Must appear at the very start of the file.
 | Method   | `M[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}`  | A 16-bit hexadecimal method code.
 | Key      | `[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}`   | A 16-bit hexadecimal table key.
 | Ident    | `[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]` | An identifier.
@@ -55,8 +54,6 @@ structures. They are separated by whitespace.
 
 ## Syntax
 
-All files must begin with a Magic token.
-
 Types are expressed with an Ident. A table can be used by either writing the
 name of the type (Table), or by defining a schema with curly braces. Arrays must
 be expressed using two matching square brackets before their element type.
@@ -73,8 +70,6 @@ can be anything.
 Here is an example of all that:
 
 ```
-PDL/0
-
 M0000 Connect {
 	0000 Name String,
 	0001 Password String,
@@ -96,8 +91,7 @@ User {
 Below is an EBNF description of the language.
 
 ```
-<file>    -> <magic> (<message> | <typedef)*
-<magic>   -> "PDL/0"
+<file>    -> (<message> | <typedef)*
 <method>  -> /M[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}/
 <key>     -> /[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}/
 <ident>   -> /[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]/