diff --git a/src/edge_table.rs b/src/edge_table.rs
index acc3bd2a2..0632fc604 100644
--- a/src/edge_table.rs
+++ b/src/edge_table.rs
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for EdgeTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immutable view of an edge table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EdgeTable {
diff --git a/src/individual_table.rs b/src/individual_table.rs
index 269e3d73d..253fa6b01 100644
--- a/src/individual_table.rs
+++ b/src/individual_table.rs
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for IndividualTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immutable view of a individual table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct IndividualTable {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 81e5b1228..306839d5a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ mod site_table;
 mod sys;
 mod table_collection;
 mod table_iterator;
-pub mod table_views;
+mod table_views;
 mod traits;
 mod tree_interface;
 mod trees;
diff --git a/src/migration_table.rs b/src/migration_table.rs
index 90afd3cbf..511b3367e 100644
--- a/src/migration_table.rs
+++ b/src/migration_table.rs
@@ -158,10 +158,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for MigrationTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immutable view of a migration table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct MigrationTable {
diff --git a/src/mutation_table.rs b/src/mutation_table.rs
index 19f28da06..fcdfe5802 100644
--- a/src/mutation_table.rs
+++ b/src/mutation_table.rs
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for MutationTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immutable view of site table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct MutationTable {
diff --git a/src/node_table.rs b/src/node_table.rs
index d460bed93..31c6f2b54 100644
--- a/src/node_table.rs
+++ b/src/node_table.rs
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for NodeTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immtable view of a node table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct NodeTable {
diff --git a/src/population_table.rs b/src/population_table.rs
index 154aa3c36..4e1211644 100644
--- a/src/population_table.rs
+++ b/src/population_table.rs
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for PopulationTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immutable view of site table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PopulationTable {
diff --git a/src/site_table.rs b/src/site_table.rs
index 89130176b..175e4b54b 100644
--- a/src/site_table.rs
+++ b/src/site_table.rs
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ impl<'a> streaming_iterator::StreamingIterator for SiteTableRowView<'a> {
 }
 
 /// An immutable view of site table.
-///
-/// These are not created directly but are accessed
-/// by types implementing [`std::ops::Deref`] to
-/// [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct SiteTable {
diff --git a/src/trees.rs b/src/trees.rs
index 3c908d8bd..0a7c54c05 100644
--- a/src/trees.rs
+++ b/src/trees.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl streaming_iterator::DoubleEndedStreamingIterator for Tree {
 /// assert_eq!(treeseq.edges().num_rows(), 2);
 /// ```
 ///
-/// This type does not [`std::ops::DerefMut`] to [`crate::table_views::TableViews`]:
+/// This type does not provide access to mutable tables.
 ///
 /// ```compile_fail
 /// # let mut tables = tskit::TableCollection::new(1000.).unwrap();