diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index 091e0b742e..305176bf2c 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -2734,15 +2734,6 @@
             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
-        <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_PN_ALIAS'><glossterm><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" />DISTRO_PN_ALIAS</glossterm>
-            <info>
-                DISTRO_PN_ALIAS[doc] = "Alias names used for the recipe in various Linux distributions."
-            </info>
-            <glossdef>
-                <para>Alias names used for the recipe in various Linux distributions.</para>
-            </glossdef>
-        </glossentry>
-
         <glossentry id='var-DISTRO_VERSION'><glossterm><imagedata fileref="figures/define-generic.png" />DISTRO_VERSION</glossterm>
             <info>
                 DISTRO_VERSION[doc] = "The version of the distribution."