The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently removed language in its policy manual relating to freedom of the press and racial gerrymandering as part of a broader overhaul of the document, according to BuzzFeed News.

The news outlet reported Sunday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Rod RosensteinDOJ kept investigators from completing probe of Trump ties to Russia: report Five takeaways from final Senate Intel Russia report FBI officials hid copies of Russia probe documents fearing Trump interference: book MORE ordered a review of the document, which had not been thoroughly updated since 1997.

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"The purpose of that review is to identify redundant sections and language, areas that required greater clarity, and any content that needed to be added to help Department attorneys perform core prosecutorial functions," DOJ spokesman Ian Prior told The Hill in a statement.

"The [manual] is not meant to be an exhaustive list of constitutional rights, statutory law, regulatory law, or generalized principles of our legal system," he added. "It is also not the primary source of guidance on employment and administrative matters, among others."

BuzzFeed compared some of the updated language with the previous version listed on the Internet Archive.

According to BuzzFeed, the latest version replaces a passage that explains the need to meet the requirements of a free press and public trials with new language about balancing “the right of the public to have access to information about the Department of Justice.”

In addition, a new section lays out DOJ policy on whistleblowers, including a reminder that it is illegal to share classified information with someone not authorized to receive it.

The Trump administration has sought to crack down on government leaks since President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE took office. The president himself has railed against former FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE in recent weeks, accusing him of committing a crime by leaking classified memos.

Comey has insisted his decision to release memos he wrote about his interactions with Trump does not qualify as a leak and that the memos were never classified to begin with.

In addition to altering its media policies, the DOJ manual also includes an updated section on civil rights. There are no longer direct references to redistricting or racial gerrymandering, BuzzFeed reported.

However, the updated manual includes references to other voting rights topics, including literacy test bans, poll taxes and other barriers to voting, according to the news outlet.

Updated at 8:42 p.m.