diff --git a/exploration/README.md b/exploration/README.md
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--- a/exploration/README.md
+++ b/exploration/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 This folder contains design documents used by the MessageFormat Working Group
 as part of the development process for MFv2.
-Designs can be "accepted", "proposed", or "rejected". 
+Designs can be "accepted", "proposed", "rejected", or "obsolete".
 These documents are not a normative part of the specification.
 They might be helpful to users seeking to understand specific design decisions
 taken by the working group,
diff --git a/exploration/dataflow-composability.md b/exploration/dataflow-composability.md
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--- a/exploration/dataflow-composability.md
+++ b/exploration/dataflow-composability.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Data Flow for Composable Functions
 
-Status: **Proposed**
+Status: **Obsolete**
 
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