diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.txt b/docs/CHANGES.txt
index 4792b403c..150aa495c 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ $Id$
       - README.txt
       Serhij Dubyk <dubyk@ukr.net>
 
+    * Vietnamese font removed, until a suitable replacement is found
+      (licensing issue)
+
   * Build System Improvements
     -------------------------
     * RPM spec updates:
diff --git a/fonts/locale/vi.ttf b/fonts/locale/vi.ttf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0859531c5..000000000
Binary files a/fonts/locale/vi.ttf and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/fonts/locale/vi_docs/COPYING.txt b/fonts/locale/vi_docs/COPYING.txt
index 9bc62fd79..367b467af 100644
--- a/fonts/locale/vi_docs/COPYING.txt
+++ b/fonts/locale/vi_docs/COPYING.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 COPYING.txt for "tuxpaint-ttf-vietnamese"
 Vietnamese TrueType Font (TTF) for Tux Paint
 
-The "vi.ttf" font file is a copy of a "Verajja" TrueType font,
-(Verajjan.ttf).
-
-Pali, Vietnamese, and many other languages added by Bhikkhu Pesala.
-http://www.aimwell.org/Fonts/fonts.html
-
-Based on the Bitstream Vera font
-(see: http://www.gnome.org/fonts/ )
+The "vi.ttf" font file is ...