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@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ Then in gdb set any args and run it:
     (gdb) set arg --replace
     (gdb) run
 
-Inside gdb you can use the following to print the current Lua stack traceback:
-
-    (gdb) print luaL_dostring(globalconf.L.real_L_dont_use_directly, "print(debug.traceback())")
-
 ## Reporting issues
 
 Please report any issues you may find on [our bugtracker](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues).