diff --git a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
index aca3037dc..34733a2a4 100644
--- a/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
+++ b/src/documentation/content/xdocs/status.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
     <changes>
         <release version="3.8-beta4" date="2011-??-??">
+           <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">47731 - Word Extractor considers text copied from some website as an embedded object</action>
            <action dev="poi-developers" type="add">Add Word-to-Text converter and use it as replacement for WordExtractor</action>
            <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">51604 - replace text fails for doc ( poi 3.8 beta release from download site )</action>
            <action dev="poi-developers" type="fix">Fixed incorrect encoding of non-breaking space (0xA0) in SXSSF</action>
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TestBugs.java b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
index 01810569a..820d7ba23 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/TestBugs.java
@@ -353,25 +353,16 @@ public class TestBugs extends TestCase
     }
 
     /**
-     * [FAILING] Bug 47731 - Word Extractor considers text copied from some
-     * website as an embedded object
+     * [RESOLVED FIXED] Bug 47731 - Word Extractor considers text copied from
+     * some website as an embedded object
      */
     public void test47731() throws Exception
     {
         HWPFDocument doc = HWPFTestDataSamples.openSampleFile( "Bug47731.doc" );
         String foundText = new WordExtractor( doc ).getText();
 
-        try
-        {
-            assertTrue( foundText
-                    .contains( "Soak the rice in water for three to four hours" ) );
-
-            fixed( "47731" );
-        }
-        catch ( AssertionFailedError exc )
-        {
-            // expected
-        }
+        assertTrue( foundText
+                .contains( "Soak the rice in water for three to four hours" ) );
     }
 
     /**