diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 2ce927858e..29f5743a6f 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -2898,6 +2898,30 @@
     </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id='ref-classes-remove-libtool'>
+    <title><filename>remove-libtool.bbclass</filename></title>
+
+    <para>
+        The <filename>remove-libtool</filename> class adds a post function
+        to the
+        <link linkend='ref-tasks-install'><filename>do_install</filename></link>
+        task to remove all <filename>.la</filename> files installed by
+        <filename>libtool</filename>.
+        Removing these files results in them being absent from both the
+        sysroot and target packages.
+    </para>
+
+    <para>
+        If a recipe needs the <filename>.la</filename> files to be installed,
+        then the recipe can be overridden by setting the
+        <filename>REMOVE_LIBTOOL_LA</filename> variable.
+        <note>
+            The <filename>remove-libtool</filename> class is not enabled by
+            default.
+        </note>
+    </para>
+</section>
+
 <section id='ref-classes-report-error'>
     <title><filename>report-error.bbclass</filename></title>