diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index ccab5e68ab..05f1fc3253 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@
     <para>
         By default, the <filename>autotools*</filename> classes
         use out-of-tree builds (i.e.
-        <filename>autotools.bbclass</filename> and
-        <filename>autotools_stage.bbclass</filename>).
+        <filename>autotools.bbclass</filename>).
         (<link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> <filename>!=</filename>
         <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>).
     </para>
@@ -139,8 +138,7 @@
         using out-of-tree builds, you should have the recipe inherit the
         <filename>autotools-brokensep</filename> class.
         The <filename>autotools-brokensep</filename> class behaves the same
-        as the <filename>autotools</filename> and
-        <filename>autotools_stage</filename> classes but builds with
+        as the <filename>autotools</filename> classe but builds with
         <link linkend='var-B'><filename>B</filename></link> ==
         <link linkend='var-S'><filename>S</filename></link>.
         This method is useful when out-of-tree build support is either not