diff --git a/PIL/ImageFile.py b/PIL/ImageFile.py
index edce2fb5a..7406f5752 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageFile.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageFile.py
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ class PyDecoder(object):
     See :ref:`Writing Your Own File Decoder in Python<file-decoders-py>`
     """
 
-    _handles_eof = False
     _pulls_fd = False
 
     def __init__(self, mode, *args):
@@ -560,10 +559,6 @@ class PyDecoder(object):
         """
         self.args = args
     
-    @property
-    def handles_eof(self):
-        return self._handles_eof
-
     @property
     def pulls_fd(self):
         return self._pulls_fd
diff --git a/docs/handbook/writing-your-own-file-decoder.rst b/docs/handbook/writing-your-own-file-decoder.rst
index ed1f2dc34..07468dc4a 100644
--- a/docs/handbook/writing-your-own-file-decoder.rst
+++ b/docs/handbook/writing-your-own-file-decoder.rst
@@ -354,9 +354,6 @@ interest in this object are:
   member is an opaque struct that can be used by the decoder to store
   any format specific state or options.
 
-**handles_eof**
-  UNDONE, set if your code handles EOF errors.
-
 **pulls_fd**
   **EXPERIMENTAL** -- **WARNING**, interface may change. If set to 1,
   ``state->fd`` will be a pointer to the Python file like object.  The